Please review the information below and then return to the workplace harassment and violence prevention course.
Applicable Laws
The primary Northwest Territories law prohibiting employment discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of any protected ground is the Northwest Territories Human Rights Act.
Harassment or discrimination based on any ground set forth below is prohibited in the Northwest Territories
Age
Disability
Race
Colour
Ancestry
Place of origin
Ethnic origin
Nationality
Sex
Sexual orientation
Gender identity
Gender expression
Family status
Family affiliation
Marital status
Social condition
Religion
Creed
Political belief
Political association
Pardoned criminal conviction
Record suspension
Some provincial or territorial laws provide additional, separate standards and remedies for certain prohibited conduct, such as laws addressing equal pay without regard to sex or other protected ground.
Definitions of Harassment and Violence
Harassmentincludes vexatious comments or conducts that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome by the individual or class
Violenceincludes attempted, threatened or actual conduct of an individual that causes or is likely to cause injury, such as a threatening statement or behaviour that gives a worker a reasonable belief that he or she is at risk of injury.
Employer retaliation against an employee who files a complaint relating to harassment or workplace violence or is involved in the complaint process is unlawful.