New on the GOOD PRACTICE Forum: HUMAN RIGHTS and LEGISLATION

Legislation at international and national level exists to defend the Human Rights of people with disabilities and, in the case of discrimination, provides the grounds on which to demand that Standards of Good Practice become the norm rather than the exception.

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Discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disability is prohibited by human rights legislation in Canada. Canada's provincial, territorial and federal human rights legislation prohibits discriminatory acts and practices on the ground of race, colour, religion, age, sex or disability, for example.

Under Canadian law, forbidden discrimination can include conduct that unintentionally results in discrimination. In a particular situation, it may also be forbidden for someone to discriminate against you because they think you have a disability, even if you do not have a disability.