STATUTE | TOPIC | PROVISION | SOURCE |
NOVA SCOTIA | |||
Human Rights
Act, R.S. c. 214, s. 1. |
Prohibition of discrimination | 5. (1) No person shall in
respect of
(3) No person shall harass an individual or group with respect to a prohibited ground of discrimination. |
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Exceptions | 6. Subsection (1) of
Section 5 does not apply
6A Nothing in Section 5 prohibits a term of office based upon age if required by an enactment. |
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Exemption by
Commission [Defence] |
9 Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Commission may exempt a program or activity from subsection (1) of Section 5, or a part thereof, where, in the opinion of the Commission, there is a bona fide reason to do so. 1991, c. 12, s. 1. | ||
Prohibition of retaliation | 11 No person shall evict, discharge, suspend, expel or otherwise retaliate against any person on account of a complaint or an expressed intention to complain or on account of evidence or assistance given in any way in respect of the initiation, inquiry or prosecution of a complaint or other proceeding under this Act. | ||
Interpretation [Contract] |
3. (e) "employer" includes a person who contracts with a person for services to be performed by that person or wholly or partly by another person; |