Entry #1409: LGBT employment discrimination in Alberta

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RegionAlberta
IssueLGBT employment discrimination
StatusSexual orientation only
Start DateOct 1, 2009
End DateJan 1, 2017
DescriptionSexual orientation has been explicitly protected since 2009 in the Alberta Human Rights Act. Gender identity is read-in by the Alberta Human Rights Commission under "gender" though it is not explicit in the Act, however a lengthy tribunal process makes this implicit protection inaccessible to many Albertans.
Sourceshttp://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Acts/A25P5.pdf http://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/publications/bulletins_sheets_booklets/sheets/history_and_info/protected_areas_grounds.asp


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End Date(NONE)Jan 1, 2017

Revision by litui

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Value(REMOVED)Sexual orientation only
Value SpecialAmbiguous(REMOVED)
NoteSexual orientation has been explicitly protected since 2009 in the Alberta Human Rights Act. Gender identity is read-in by the Alberta Human Rights Commission under "gender" though it is not explicit in the Act.Sexual orientation has been explicitly protected since 2009 in the Alberta Human Rights Act. Gender identity is read-in by the Alberta Human Rights Commission under "gender" though it is not explicit in the Act, however a lengthy tribunal process makes this implicit protection inaccessible to many Albertans.
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Sexual orientation has been explicitly protected since 2009 in the Alberta Human Rights Act. Gender identity is read-in by the Alberta Human Rights Commission under "gender" though it is not explicit in the Act. Act, however a lengthy tribunal process makes this implicit protection inaccessible to many Albertans.

Revision by litui

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ValueSexual orientation and gender identity(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous

Revision by litui

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ValueSexual orientation onlySexual orientation and gender identity

Revision by litui

Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation only

litui created this entry.