Human Rights

• Face an emergency including natural disaster, violent conflict and political unrest
• Laws and regulations in other countries
• Have been arrested or detained
• Need urgent medical attention
• Lost Passport

Provides information, education, and investigations into complaints filed under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Includes:

• Information on filing a human rights complaint
• Dispute resolution services for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act
• Information about human rights in Canada, discrimination, harassment, duty to accommodate, and human rights events

Provides a 24/7 national human trafficking hotline that connects individuals who have impacted by human trafficking with social services, law enforcement, and emergency services. Callers can also report tips of potential human trafficking. The service is confidential and available in more than 200 languages. Services are accessible to Deaf, hard of hearing and non-verbal via Telecommunications Relay Service and the chat function on the website.

• Hearing concerns directly from children, youth and their families and helping them to have their concerns heard and taken seriously.
• Concerns might centre around experiences with government agencies such as: Adoption Services * Health/Mental Health/Addiction Services * Child Protection * Education * Justice * Social Services * Or other agencies.
• Connects youth and their families to programs and services

Provides a submission tool for individuals to share experiences with homelessness or housing problems.

Note: Does not help with individual concerns or disputes. Not all submissions will be the subject of a review or hearing

• Age
• Association
• Colour, Race, Ethnic or National Origin
• Creed or Religion
• Criminal Conviction
• Disability
• Family or Marital Status
• Gender Expression or Gender Identity
• Having filed a complaintor given evidence/assistance under the Human Rights Act
• Political Belief
• Sex
• Sexual Orientation
• Source of Income

Offers online guides and fact sheets to help the public understand their rights under PEI's Human Rights Act.

Training is also available for individuals, businesses, and schools.

Provides online information and resource about Human rights. Includes:

• Accessibility
• Employment equity
• The right to house
• Pay equity
• Discrimination
• Harassment

• Wages and work hours
• Special leave
• Human rights
• Sexual harassment
• Workplace safety
• Violations of the Acts