Category Discrimination

From Bliss to Brooks and Beyond: A Contemporary Analysis of Pregnancy Discrimination in Canada

Author: Kali Faingold Abstract The 1989 Brooks v Canada Safeway Ltd ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada marked a watershed moment in Canadian jurisprudence, firmly establishing pregnancy discrimination as a form of sex discrimination under human rights legislation. Since… Continue Reading →

Serious Enough? Troubling Civil Courts’ Assessments of the Seriousness of Sexual Harassment in Wrongful Dismissal Cases

Authors: Bethany Hastie and Sofia Cornejo Abstract This article examines how courts interpret sexual harassment in the employment law arena through a case analysis of court decisions from Alberta and British Columbia in wrongful dismissal cases involving the alleged perpetrator…. Continue Reading →

Colour as a Discrete Ground of Discrimination

Authors: Joshua Sealy-Harrington & Jonnette Watson Hamilton Abstract Colour, as a ground of discrimination, is usually equated with or subsumed under the ground of race. We argue that colour does and should have a discrete role in human rights and… Continue Reading →

Inaccessible Inclusion: Privacy, Disclosure and Accommodation of Mental Illness in the Workplace

Author: Nicholas Caivano Abstract Many employees living with mental health disabilities recognize the risk of being stigmatized by co-workers and supervisors and are reluctant to disclose their diagnoses. Employees who disclose their mental health conditions may face restricted opportunities, micro-management,… Continue Reading →

Acadianité et droits de la personne : autodétermination identitaire, membriété, langue et droit des minorités nationales

Auteurs: Mark C. Power et Darius Bossé Résumé Dans cet article, les auteurs argumentent que les lois en matière de droits de la personne peuvent servir, au Canada, de mécanismes complémentaires à la Charte permettant de réaliser l’égalité de statut… Continue Reading →

Under the Influence: Discrimination Under Human Rights Legislation and Section 15 of the Charter

Author: Jennifer Koshan Abstract In this paper, I review the approaches to discrimination under human rights legislation and the Charter, considering the Supreme Court of Canada’s historical approaches through to its most recent decisions in Moore v British Columbia and… Continue Reading →

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