New Brunswick Human Rights Act
Government of New Brunswick
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Human Rights Legislation
New Brunswick
1 January 1973
Legislation/regulation
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The Human Rights Act is a provincial law that prohibits discrimination and harassment in:-Employment
-Housing
-Public services for example schools, stores, motels, hospitals, police and most government services
-Publicity, and
-Certain associations
The grounds of prohibited discrimination are:
-Race
-Colour
-National origin
-Place of origin
-Ancestry
-Religion
-Age
-Marital status
-Sex (including pregnancy and gender identity)
-Sexual orientation
-Physical or mental disability
-Social condition, which includes source of income, level of education and occupation, and
-Political belief or activity
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