The Canadian Human Rights Act – A Primer (004051)

Overview

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

Duration

3 hours

Audience

Legal Professionnals

Description

NOTE: The course will be given partly in French and partly in English, without simultaneous translation.

This session will provide participants with a primer on the complaint process and key concepts under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

• The complaint process at the Canadian Human Rights Commission and Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
• Explanation and discussion of key concepts such as prima facie discrimination, services customarily available to the public, bona fide justification/occupational requirement, the duty to accommodate and undue hardship with reference to key cases in the area.
• Recent trends and emerging issues in the case law dealing with human rights legislation.

Presented by the Human Rights Law Section in collaboration with the Legal Practices Policy Division (LPPD)

Registration deadline: 5 working days prior to the course date.

Participants are responsible for adding their training activities to their Outlook calendars.

Accommodation measures: The Department of Justice is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free learning environment. If you have any accessibility needs in order to fully participate in the training activity, please contact your manager to discuss your needs. You may also call upon the services of the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness to help identify what type of accommodation measures you require.

For more information: Contact the Centre for Legal Education Services.

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2024 Accreditation Summary.

If you have questions concerning the accreditation, please contact our accreditation team by email (Accreditations@justice.gc.ca).