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Consolidation of Human Rights Act,S.Nu. 2003, c 12 | Prohibited grounds of discrimination | 7. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the prohibited grounds of discrimination are race, colour, ancestry, ethnic origin, citizenship, place of origin, creed, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, pregnancy, lawful source of income and a conviction for which a pardon has been granted. | http://www.canlii.org/en/n u/laws/stat/snu-2003-c- 12/latest/snu-2003-c- 12.html?searchUrlHash=A AAAAQAYbnVuYXZ1dCB odW1hbiByaWdodHMgY WN0AAAAAAE |
Affirmative action programs | (2) Nothing in this Act precludes any
law, program or activity that has as its objective the amelioration
of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups, including
those who are disadvantaged because of any characteristic referred
to in subsection (1), and that achieves or is likely to achieve
that objective. Previously approved programs (3) Any program designed to promote the welfare of any class of individuals that was approved under section 9 of the Fair Practices Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c.F-2, is deemed, for the purposes of subsection (1), to be a program that has as its objective the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups and that achieves or is likely to achieve that objective. |
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Pregnancy and adoption | 7. (4) Whenever this Act protects an
individual from discrimination on the basis of sex, the protection
includes, without limitation,
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Multiple grounds, association | (5) Whenever this Act protects an
individual from discrimination on the basis of a prohibited ground
of discrimination, it also protects the individual from
discrimination on the basis of
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Harassment | (6) No person shall, on the basis of
a prohibited ground of discrimination, harass any individual or
class of individuals
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Employment | 9. (1) No person shall, on the basis
of a prohibited ground of discrimination,
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Duty to accommodate | 9. (5) When a practice referred to in subsection (1) results in discrimination, in order for it to be considered to be based on a justified occupational requirement, it must be established that accommodation of the needs of an individual or class of individuals affected would impose undue hardship on a person who would have to accommodate those needs. | ||
Exception [Defence] |
(6) It is not a contravention of
subsection (1) for an organization, society or corporation to give
preference in employment to an individual or class of individuals
if the preference is solely related to the special objects in
respect of which the organization, society or corporation was
established and the organization, society or corporation
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Personal service in a private
residence [Defence] |
(7) For the purposes of this section and section 10, it is a justified occupational requirement where, in choosing a person to provide personal services in a private residence, the employer discriminates for the genuine purpose of fostering or maintaining a desired environment within the residence, if there is otherwise no contravention of this Act in the employment relationship. S.Nu. 2010,c.3,s.6. | ||
Discharge, suspension and intimidation | 15. No person shall discharge, expel,
evict, suspend, intimidate, coerce, impose any pecuniary penalty
on, deny a right or benefit to or otherwise retaliate against any
individual because the individual
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Goods, services, facilities or contracts | 12. (1) No person shall, on the basis
of a prohibited ground of discrimination, unless done in good faith
and with reasonable justification,
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