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Consolidation of Human Rights Act,S.Nu. 2003, c 12 Prohibited grounds of discrimination 7. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the prohibited grounds of discrimination are race, colour, ancestry, ethnic origin, citizenship, place of origin, creed, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, pregnancy, lawful source of income and a conviction for which a pardon has been granted. http://www.canlii.org/en/n
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Affirmative action programs (2) Nothing in this Act precludes any law, program or activity that has as its objective the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups, including those who are disadvantaged because of any characteristic referred to in subsection (1), and that achieves or is likely to achieve that objective.

Previously approved programs

(3) Any program designed to promote the welfare of any class of individuals that was approved under section 9 of the Fair Practices Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c.F-2, is deemed, for the purposes of subsection (1), to be a program that has as its objective the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups and that achieves or is likely to achieve that objective.
Pregnancy and adoption 7. (4) Whenever this Act protects an individual from discrimination on the basis of sex, the protection includes, without limitation,
  1. the protection of a female from discrimination on the basis that she may become pregnant or may adopt a child; and
  2. the protection of a male from discrimination on the basis that he may adopt a child.
Multiple grounds, association (5) Whenever this Act protects an individual from discrimination on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination, it also protects the individual from discrimination on the basis of
  1. two or more prohibited grounds of discrimination or the effect of a combination of prohibited grounds; and
  2. the individual's association or relationship, whether actual or perceived, with an individual or class of individuals identified by a prohibited ground of discrimination.
Harassment (6) No person shall, on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination, harass any individual or class of individuals
  1. in the provision of goods, services, facilities or contracts;
  2. in the provision of commercial premises or residential accommodation;
  3. in matters related to employment; or
  4. in matters related to membership in an employees' organization, trade union, trade association, occupational or professional association or society, employers' organization or co-operative association or organization
Employment 9. (1) No person shall, on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination,
  1. refuse to employ or refuse to continue to employ an individual or a class of individuals; or
  2. discriminate against any individual or class of individuals in regard to employment or any term or condition of employment, whether the term or condition was prior to or is subsequent to the employment.
Duty to accommodate 9. (5) When a practice referred to in subsection (1) results in discrimination, in order for it to be considered to be based on a justified occupational requirement, it must be established that accommodation of the needs of an individual or class of individuals affected would impose undue hardship on a person who would have to accommodate those needs.
Exception

[Defence]		 (6) It is not a contravention of subsection (1) for an organization, society or corporation to give preference in employment to an individual or class of individuals if the preference is solely related to the special objects in respect of which the organization, society or corporation was established and the organization, society or corporation
  1. is a not for profit organization, society or corporation; and
  2. is

    1. a charitable, educational, fraternal, religious, athletic, social or cultural organization, society or corporation, or
    2. an organization, society or corporation operated primarily to foster the welfare of a religious or racial group.
Personal service in a private residence

[Defence]		 (7) For the purposes of this section and section 10, it is a justified occupational requirement where, in choosing a person to provide personal services in a private residence, the employer discriminates for the genuine purpose of fostering or maintaining a desired environment within the residence, if there is otherwise no contravention of this Act in the employment relationship. S.Nu. 2010,c.3,s.6.
Discharge, suspension and intimidation 15. No person shall discharge, expel, evict, suspend, intimidate, coerce, impose any pecuniary penalty on, deny a right or benefit to or otherwise retaliate against any individual because the individual
  1. has notified or attempted to notify the Tribunal with respect to a human rights issue under this Act;
  2. has given evidence or otherwise participated in, or may give evidence or otherwise participate in, a proceeding under this Act;

    or
  3. has assisted in any way in,

    1. notifying or attempting to notify the Tribunal with respect to a human rights issue under this Act, or
    2. the settlement, investigation or adjudication of a notification under this Act.
Goods, services, facilities or contracts 12. (1) No person shall, on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination, unless done in good faith and with reasonable justification,
  1. deny to any individual or class of individuals any goods, services or facilities that are customarily available to the public;
  2. deny to any individual or class of individuals the ability to enter into any contract that is offered or held out to the public generally;
  3. discriminate against any individual or class of individuals with respect to any goods, services or facilities that are customarily available to the public;
  4. discriminate against any individual or class of individuals with respect to the ability to enter into any contract that is offered or held out to the public generally; or
  5. discriminate against any individual or class of individuals with respect to any term or condition of any contract that is offered or held out to the public generally.