Legislation

• The Education Act and Regulations under the Education Act, Consolidated, September, 2002
• The Human Rights Act (Nova Scotia)
  The Nova Scotia Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination against an individual or class of individuals on account of
  • age
  • race
  • colour
  • religion
  • creed
  • sex
  • sexual orientation
  • physical disability or mental disability
  • an irrational fear of contracting an illness or disease
  • ethnic, national or aboriginal origin
  • family status
  • marital status
  • source of income
  • political belief, affiliation or activity.
• The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms