What kinds of discrimination does Alberta human rights law cover?
The Act prohibits discrimination in these areas of activity: • employment practices such as hiring, firing, conditions of work, and equal pay • employment applications, job advertisements and job interviews • residential and commercial tenancy • goods, services, accommodation or facilities customarily available to the public (for example, restaurants, stores, hotels, provincial government services) • publishing, issuing or displaying (or causing to publish, issue or display) materials that could encourage discrimination or hatred • membership in trade unions, employers organizations or occupational associations. The Act prohibits discrimination based on the following grounds, whether the grounds are real or perceived: • Race: belonging to a group of people related by common heritage. • Colour: colour of a persons skin. This includes, but is not limited to, racial slurs, jokes and stereotyping. • Ancestry: belonging to a group of people related by a common heritage. • Place of origin: c
