Bill 215 — First Session, 19Th Legislature, 28 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 215 An Act To Amend the Individual'S Rights Protection Act (No. 2) (Legislature 19, Session 1)

L19 S1 4277

Alberta — Bills

1979 BILL 215 First Session, 19th Legislature, 28 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 215

AN ACT TO AMEND THE INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT (No. 2) MR. R. SPEAKER First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Printed by the Queen’s Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Title: 1979 (19th, 1st) Bill 215,

An Act to Amend the Individual's Rights Protection Act (No. 2)

Bill 215 Mr. R. Speaker BILL 215 1979

AN ACT TO AMEND THE INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT (No. 2) (Assented to , 1979) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Individual’s Rights Protection Act is amended by this Act. 2. The Act is amended by adding “marital status” after “colour, sex,” wherever it occurs, except in sections 6 and 9. 3.

Section 2(2) is amended by adding the following after clause (b): (b.1) the display or publication by or on behalf of an organi zation that caters primarily or exclusively for persons of a particular marital status.

Section 4 is amended (

a) by renumbering the

section as subsection (1), and (

b) by adding the following after subsection (1): (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to prevent a person deny ing accommodation or discriminating solely on the basis of marital status in respect of a unit which forms part of a number of units that are provided for the exclusive use of persons of the same marital status. 5.

Section 5(5) is amended (

a) by repealing clause (

a) and substituting the following: (

a) the action shall be commenced within 12 months from the date upon which the cause of action arose and not afterward, except in a case where a com plaint has been made to the Commission, in which case the action shall be commenced within 12 months from the date upon which the Commission has concluded its investigation with regard to the complaint;

Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 2 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1972. 2. Establishes marital status as a forbidden ground for discriminating. 3. Exemption for special purpose organizations. 4. Exemption for accommodation provided solely for persons of a cer tain marital status. 5. Extends time within which action may be commenced when Com mission has investigated.

Section 5(5) (

a) and (

c) presently read (

a) the action shall be commenced within 12 months from the date upon which the cause of action arose and not afterward, (

c) the action may not be commenced or proceeded with where the employee has made a complaint to the Commission in respect of the contravention of this section, and

and (

b) by repealing clause (

c) and substituting the following: (

c) where the employee has made a complaint to the Commission in respect of a contravention of this section, the action may not be commenced or pro ceeded with until the Commission has concluded its investigation with regard to the complaint. 6.

Section 7(1)(

b) is amended by adding “marital status” after “colour”.

Section 9 is repealed and the following substituted: 9. No trade union, employers’ organization or occupational association shall (

a) exclude any person from membership therein, (

b) expel or suspend any member thereof, (

c) discriminate against any person or member, or (

d) negotiate any agreement that has the effect of discriminat ing against any person or member, because of the race, religious beliefs, colour, sex, marital status, age, ancestry or place of origin of that person or member. 8. The following is added after

section 19: 19.1 The Minister may direct that a board of inquiry investi gate a complaint relating to one or more individuals or to a class of individuals. 9. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assen ted to. 2

6. Marital status not to be asked for in job application.

Section 9 presently reads: 9. No trade union, employers’ organization or occupational association shall (

a) exclude any person from membership therein, or (

b) expel or suspend any member thereof, or (

c) discriminate against any person or member, because of the race, religious beliefs, colour, sex, marital status, age, ancestry or place of origin of that person or member. 8. Allows a board to investigate on behalf of a group or class. 2 Title: 1979 (19th, 1st) Bill 215,

An Act to Amend the Individual's Rights Protection Act (No. 2)

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