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Being singled out at work for something you cannot change — your age, a disability, your religion, a pregnancy — is both unfair and, in Alberta, often unlawful. The Alberta Human Rights Act protects you at every stage of employment, from hiring to termination. Even if you’re no longer employed, a confidential case review is the right first step.
Alberta’s Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in employment on protected grounds — race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), gender identity, gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family status, source of income, and sexual orientation. Discrimination can be direct — an obvious differential in how you’re treated — or indirect, arising from a neutral rule that disproportionately harms one group. In Calgary workplaces across energy, healthcare, retail, and the trades, accommodation and disability-related issues are among the most common triggers for a complaint.
Your employer has a duty to accommodate you to the point of undue hardship, covering disability, religion, family status, and pregnancy. Failing to accommodate you is itself a breach of the Act. Discriminatory treatment often overlaps with a wrongful or constructive dismissal claim, and in many cases both can be pursued together to maximize your recovery.
People often assume discrimination has to be blatant to count. It doesn’t. A denied accommodation, a demotion after parental leave, or being managed out after disclosing an illness can all be unlawful. Get advice before you walk away from your rights.
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Workplace challenges can be difficult to navigate alone. Our firm is committed to helping employees understand their rights and find the right path forward.
We assess whether your treatment engages a protected ground under the Alberta Human Rights Act and whether your employer met its duty to accommodate. From there, we map the strongest path forward — a complaint to the Alberta Human Rights Commission, a civil claim, or both together.
We handle the process end to end: documenting the discrimination, calculating your losses — including lost wages and human rights damages for injury to dignity — and negotiating a resolution or advancing your case to a tribunal hearing.
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Employment Law Advocates made a stressful situation so much easier to navigate. Their team was responsive, knowledgeable, and fought hard to secure the outcome I deserved.
Employment Law Advocates made a stressful situation so much easier to navigate. Their team was responsive, knowledgeable, and fought hard to secure the outcome I deserved.
We work with employees from all backgrounds who need trusted legal guidance during difficult workplace situations, including severance package reviews and wrongful dismissal claims.
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