Know Your Rights
Youth with disabilities often face workplace discrimination; their perceived inability to do job tasks properly or quickly enough makes many employers prioritize candidates who do not have disabilities.
Canadian Laws and Legislation
- Accessible Canada Act
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Employment Equity Act
- Policy on the Duty to Accommodate Persons with Disabilities in the Federal Public Service
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
- Discrimination based on Disability and the Duty to Accommodate: Information for Employers
- Ontario Human Rights Commission: Grounds of Discrimination – Definitions and Scope of Protection
Nova Scotia
International Laws and Legislation
Alongside the Humans Rights and frameworks above, here are other legislation and regulations working together to protect Canadians from disability discrimination and to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else in different parts of their lives.
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesDisabled persons have the same rights to be included in society as anybody else. Everyone should have equal opportunities and equal access. Disabled women, girls,…
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