The 2020 Annotated Canadian Human Rights Act

Details and specs

The 2020 Annotated Canadian Human Rights Act is an annual text that provides instant access to the practice, procedure, and jurisprudence arising out of the Canadian Human Rights Act. This is a useful reference for human rights professionals, labour and employment law practitioners, and human resources professionals.

It includes:

• The full text of the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA), as amended
• Each section of the Act is annotated with commentary, digests of court, tribunal decisions, and cross-references to related provisions
• Appendices include
  • Regulations under the CHRA
  • Select forms and guidelines from the Canadian Human Rights Commission
  • Select Rules of Procedure and practice notes from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
  • The full text of the Employment Equity Act
  • Guide to the employment equity review tribunal

This edition has been updated with legislative amendments, new case law, and commentary.

New in this edition:

• Legislation such as The Accessible Canada Act, S.C. 2019, c. 10 and Pay Equity Act, S.C. 2018, c. 27, § 416 have been added in this edition of the book
• Several policies (Policy on Environmental Sensitivities and Pregnancy & Human Rights in the Workplace, Policies, and Best Practices) have also been added in this edition
• Some Canadian Human Rights Tribunal practice notes have also been removed from this edition as they are no longer in effect