Human Rights in Alberta

In Alberta it is against the law to discriminate against anyone in the following areas of activity:

• Employment
• Employment applications or advertisements
• Goods, services, accommodation or facilities customarily available to the public (for example, restaurants, stores, hotels, or provincial government services)
• Tenancy (residential or commercial rentals)
• Public statements, publications, notices, signs, symbols, emblems, or other representations
• Membership in trade unions, employers’ organizations or occupational associations
• Equal pay

Albertans are protected from discrimination on the grounds of:

• Race or colour
• Gender, including pregnancy
• Religion, including native spirituality
• Ancestry
• Where you were born
• Age (except in tenancy and services)
• Physical disability
• Mental disability
• Family status (who you are related to by blood, marriage or adoption)
• Marital status
• Source of income
• Sexual orientation

Source: Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission