Current Version
| Region | Alberta |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Oct 1, 2009 |
| End Date | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Description | 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. |
| Sources | http://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 |
Revision History (6)
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Sexual orientation only |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Sexual orientation only |
| Description | 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. | 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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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Ambiguous |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation only |
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Oct 1, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | 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. |
| Sources | http://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 |