“No Canadian experience”: hiring discrimination and recourse
A refusal based on origin, accent, religion, pregnancy or disability is discriminatory. So is a requirement that systematically excludes a group. What to document, and where to complain.
This page describes the general structure of the system, which stays stable. But exact thresholds, fees, and specific program statuses can change within weeks. Before relying on a specific figure or date below, confirm the current status on Quebec.ca or Canada.ca.
A refusal based on origin, accent, religion, pregnancy or disability is discriminatory. So is a requirement that systematically excludes a group. What to document, and where to complain.
What is discriminatory and what is not
Requirements genuinely linked to the job are allowed. Origin, mother tongue, accent, religion, sex, pregnancy, age or disability as grounds are not, nor are rules that exclude a group in practice.