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==Discrimination in employment== | ==Discrimination in employment== | ||
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In Canada, there are laws to protect workers from discrimination. For example, an employer is expected to hire | In Canada, there are laws to protect workers from discrimination. For example, an employer is expected to hire workers on the basis of skills, experience and education needed for the job. | ||
It is discrimination if an employer doesn't give a job because of your gender, age, race, religion, birthplace, sexual orientation (gay, bisexual, or straight), marital or family status (single, married, or living common-law), mental or physical <span class="noglossary">disability</span>, or because you have a criminal record for an offence that is unrelated to the job you are applying for. | It is discrimination if an employer doesn't give a job because of your gender, age, race, religion, birthplace, sexual orientation (gay, bisexual, or straight), marital or family status (single, married, or living common-law), mental or physical <span class="noglossary">disability</span>, or because you have a criminal record for an offence that is unrelated to the job you are applying for. | ||
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:Vancouver: 604-775-2000 | :Vancouver: 604-775-2000 | ||
:Toll-free: 1-888-440-8844 | :Toll-free: 1-888-440-8844 | ||
:[http://www.bchrt.bc.ca | :[http://www.bchrt.bc.ca bchrt.bc.ca] | ||
===How do you file a complaint?=== | ===How do you file a complaint?=== | ||
To file a complaint you need to get a complaint form, fill it out, and file it with the tribunal within six months of the incident. These materials are available online at [http://www.bchrt.bc.ca | To file a complaint you need to get a complaint form, fill it out, and file it with the tribunal within six months of the incident. These materials are available online at [http://www.bchrt.bc.ca bchrt.bc.ca]. | ||
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2019}} | ||
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