A: You will only violate human rights law if you discriminate based on certain factors. Those factors are called “prohibited ground of discrimination.”
It is illegal to discriminate based on:
- race;
- national or ethnic origin;
- colour;
- religion;
- age;
- sex (including pregnancy or childbirth);
- sexual orientation;
- marital status;
- family status;
- physical or mental disability; and
- convictions for which a pardon has been granted.
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