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Designed specifically for First Nations leaders and administrators, the Handbook offers information to help First Nations communities identify and resolve human rights issues.

Are you an employer or employee under federal jurisdiction looking to better understand your rights, obligations, and duites regarding pregnancy in the workplace? This policy and set of best practices explains some of the benefits of providing a respectful and inclusive workplace for pregnant employées. It also identifies potentially discriminatory practices, and offers practical solutions.

This Accommodation Policy Template was developed by the Canadian Human Rights Commission to help employers meet their human rights obligations. This easy-to-use tool is for employers that may not have the time or resources to develop an accommodation policy.

What is meant by gender equality? How can one balance gender equality with First Nations traditional cultures? This report looks at the principle of gender equality and how section 1.2 of the Canadian Human Rights Act gives “due regard to First Nations legal traditions and customary laws.” The report examines how the principle of gender equality could affect the interpretation and application of section 1.2 of the Act.

In June 2008, Parliament removed section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. This gave people governed by the Indian Act full access to human rights law in Canada. At the same time, section 1.2 was added to the Act, giving due regard to First Nations legal traditions and customary laws. What impact will section 1.2 have on the Indian Act? How will we balance individual and collective rights with First Nations legal traditions and customary laws? This report examines how First Nations communities and organizations are to implement section 1.2 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. It suggests areas where the Commission, the Tribunal, First Nations, the federal government, and Parliament might assist in this goal.

Are you pregnant or planning to become pregnant? Do you require workplace accommodations because of your pregnancy? This is a quick, one-page glance at your rights and responsibilities as an employee.

Are you an employer? Do you know your responsibilities to pregnant employees in the workplace? This guide can help you create a respectful work environment that prevents discrimination related to pregnancy.

Has discrimination affected you? What can you do about it? This guide explains what discrimination is, how the law prohibits it, and what to do if someone discriminates against you.

What is social condition? Should it be covered by the Canadian Human Rights Act? This report looks at a range of arguments both for and against making social condition a new prohibited ground of discrimination. It also recommends a feasible and practical means for adding social condition to the Canadian Human Rights Act.

In June 2008, Parliament removed section 67 from the Canadian Human Rights Act. This gave people governed by the Indian Act full access to human rights law in Canada. But how did this legislative change come to be? In this 2008 report, the Commission urgently calls on Parliament to remove section 67 from the Canadian Human Rights Act. The report also offers some suggested principles that might be taken into account when First Nations communities build their own process for resolving conflicts.