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National Parole Board
http://www.npb-cnlc.gc.ca/
The Canadian Human Rights Act
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/h-6
BC Human Rights Code
http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/H/96210_01.htm
Alberta Human Rights Commission
http://www.qp.gov.ab.ca/Documents/acts/H14.CFM
The Manitoba Human Rights Act
http://www.gov.mb.ca/hrc/english/publications/hr-code.html
The New Brunswick Human Rights Act
http://www.gnb.ca/acts/acts/h-11.htm
The Newfoundland Human Rights Act
http://www.justice.gov.nl.ca/hrc/
The Nova Scotia Human Rights Act
http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/legc/statutes/humanrt.htm
Nunavut Department of Justice
http://www.justice.gov.nu.ca/apps/authoring/dspPage.aspx?page=STATUTES+AND
+REGULATIONS+PAGE site/doc/Nunavut%20Human%20Rights%20Act.pf
Ontario Human Rights Commission
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/english/code/index.shtml
Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission
http://www.gov.pe.ca/humanrights/
Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms Quebec
http://www.canlii.org/qc/laws/sta/c-12/20050513/whole.html
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code
http://www.shrc.gov.sk.ca/human_rights_code.htm
Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission
http://www.nwthumanrights.ca/english/general.html
Yukon Human Rights Commission
http://www.yhrc.yk.ca/
Table of Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Guidelines (E-17 Background Checks on Directors and Senior Management)
http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/osfi/index_e.aspx?DetailID=527
Canadian Criminal Records Act
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-47/index.htm
Understanding Criminal Records- John Howard Society
http://www.johnhoward.ab.ca/PUB/A5.htm#Q1
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General- Criminal Record Checks in British Columbia
http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/criminal-records-review/
Disclaimer: The links provided above refer to websites related to provincial and federal Human Rights Codes/Acts within Canada. These links are provided as an information source only. They have been created for and by organizations outside of BackCheck, and those organizations are responsible for the information contained in their respective sites. BackCheck is not liable for any information on sites listed above. BackCheck recommends that employers and their potential employment candidates become familiar with relevant Human Rights Legislation as it pertains to pre-employment screening. |
