This is an indispensable and current reference for human rights, and labour and employment law practitioners as well as human resources professionals. It includes:

• The full text of the Canadian Human Rights Act, as amended
• Each section of the Act is annotated with commentary, digests of court and tribunal decisions, and cross-references to related provisions

• Appendices include:
  • Regulations and Guidelines Under the Canadian Human Rights Act
  • Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure and select practice notes relating to: Representation of Parties by Non-Lawyer, Electronic Mediations and Hearings During the COVID-19 Emergency, and Access to Tribunal Official Records
  • The Guide to Understanding the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
  • The full text of the Employment Equity Act, Accessible Canada Act and the now in force Pay Equity Act
  • The full text of the Employment Equity Act and Guide to the Operations of the Employment Equity Review Tribunal

New in this edition:

The following new materials have been added to the 2022 edition of The Annotated Canadian Human Rights Act:

• New digests of over 25 decisions of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal have been added to the commentary sections of the text
• Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Rules of Procedure, 2021 governing all proceedings referred to the Tribunal on or after July 11, 2021. (The Rules of Procedure governing earlier proceedings are also contained in the text.)
• A Guide to Understanding the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal reflecting Rules governing all proceedings where the complaint was referred to the Tribunal on or after July 11, 2021. (The Guide to Understanding the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal governing earlier proceedings is also contained in the text.)

Updated in this edition:

• The 2022 edition includes the updated text of the Canadian Human Rights Act to reflect amendments to the legislation since the last edition and to include previously pending amendments that are now in force (including in relation to the Pay Equity Act that came into force in August 2021).
• Updated commentary on the implications of the now in force Pay Equity Act for the Canadian Human Rights Act and Tribunal.