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The duty to accommodate is a key principle of human rights law in Canada. It ensures that individuals facing barriers related to protected grounds under the Human Rights Code receive the support they need to access equal opportunities.

Just in time for the new year, Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) was amended by Bill 3, which came into force on December 17, 2014.

The applicant was a cardiac surgeon and head of the organizational respondent's cardiac surgery services from 2009-2016.

The issue of whether successful complainants are entitled to recover legal costs in human rights proceedings has been a matter of dispute in recent years.

A recent decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, "Johnstone v. Canada Border Services", looks at an employer's obligation to accommodate an employee's request for alternate working arrangements to allow the employee to meet his or her childcare obligations.

The decision to dismiss an employee is one that no employer likes to make. In many circumstances, though, it's a decision that employers may feel compelled to make, particularly when serious employee...

The next day, his assigned Employment Support Officer left a phone message saying that, while a posting was available, the employer specifically needed to have this position filled by a woman.

Employers should be mindful of a newly recognized form of discrimination that has captured the attention of legislators and the Canadian public: genetic discrimination.

Since the early 1980s, plaintiffs have been precluded from bringing court actions solely predicated on suffering discrimination or harassment under human rights legislation.

After almost 30 years representing the insurance industry, my enthusiasm for my chosen profession was waning. My focus was fixed on the management and operations of a law firm...

An employee does not have an absolute right to smoke marijuana, medical or otherwise, in the workplace.

The issue of whether successful complainants are entitled to recover legal costs in human rights proceedings has been a matter of dispute in recent years.

With the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine well underway, many Canadian employers are thinking about introducing vaccination policies into their workplace… raising the question...

The Alberta courts found that a private school discriminated against two students by not allowing them to pray at school. This decision is a good reminder...

In Karim v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2024 HRTO 1231, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) dismissed a probationary employee's claim that they were discriminated against with respect.

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) recently reaffirmed the central importance of the duty to investigate in the workplace. In Dabbagui v. AV Terrace Bay, 2026 HRTO 784, the Tribunal found that an employer’s failure to meaningfully investigate allegations of workplace discrimination before terminating a probationary employee resulted in a breach of the Human Rights Code (the “Code”).

Early resolution of human rights matters results in many benefits, including opportunities for efficiency, lower cost and creativity.