Human Rights on the Web

There are lots of places you can visit to learn more about human rights. Whether you are looking for legislation, contact information for another Commission, or want to learn about human rights organizations working to improve human rights around the world, you’ll find it here.

Human Rights Legislation

NWT Human Rights Act
Canadian Human Rights Act
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Human Rights Commissions & Tribunals

Territorial
Yukon Human Rights Commission
Northwest Territories Human Rights Adjudication Panel
Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal

Provincial
BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
Alberta Human Rights Commission
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Ontario Human Rights Tribunal
Quebec, Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
Quebec Human Rights Tribunal
New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission

Federal

Canadian Human Rights Commission

National and International Human Rights Organizations

Amnesty International Canada
Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies (CASHRA)
Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
Human Rights Watch

International Centre for Human Rights Education
John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
United Nations

Government of the Northwest Territories

Government of the Northwest Territories
Government of the Northwest Territories – Department of Justice
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Health care for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people: guidelines for the NWT

Government of Canada

Human Rights Portal

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