Discriminatory harassment
Discriminatory harassment is a violation of human rights.
What the law says
Charter of human rights and freedoms of Quebec
“Every person has a right to full and equal recognition and exercise of his human rights and freedoms, without distinction, exclusion or preference based on race, colour, sex, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, civil status, age except as provided by law, religion, political convictions, language, ethnic or national origin, social condition, a handicap or the use of any means to palliate a handicap.
No one may harass a person on the basis of any ground mentioned in section 10. “
Charter of human rights and freedoms, RLRQ, c. C-12
Examples of discriminatory harassment behaviours
Harassment is discriminatory when it is based on one or more of the grounds indicated in article 10 of the Charter of human rights and freedoms, mentioned above. It manifests itself through the same behaviours as psychological harassment, such as:
- La race
- La couleur
- Le sexe
- L’identité ou l’expression de genre
- La grossesse
- L’orientation sexuelle
- L’état civil
- L’âge sauf dans la mesure prévue par la loi
- La religion
- Les convictions politiques
- La langue
- L’origine ethnique ou nationale
- La condition sociale
- Le handicap ou l’utilisation d’un moyen pour pallier ce handicap
Strategies to adopt when you think you are being discriminatory harassed at work
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