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Human Rights Tribunal of Quebec

Human Rights Tribunal
Tribunal des droits de la personne
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Established December 10, 1990
Jurisdiction Quebec
Authorized by Members are appointed by the Government of Quebec in accordance with the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
Decisions are appealed to Court of Appeal, with leave
Number of positions There are presently 13 members (3 judges and 9 assessors)
Language French and English
Type of tribunal First instance tribunal
Website http://www.tribunaux.qc.ca/mjq_en/TDP/index-tdp.html
President
Currently Ann-Marie Jones, J.C.Q.
Since September 1, 2014

The Human Rights Tribunal of Quebec is a specialized first instance tribunal of the province of Quebec, in Canada, that has the jurisdiction to hear and judge litigations concerning discrimination and harassment based on the prohibited grounds stipulated in the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, as well as concerning the exploitation of elderly or handicapped persons and affirmative action programs.

The Human Rights Tribunal was created in accordance with the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (Quebec Charter).

The Tribunal was in fact born on December 10, 1990, pursuant to the Loi modifiant la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne concernant la Commission et instituant le Tribunal des droits de la personne, tabled in the National Assembly by Gil Rémillard, then Minister of Justice of Quebec, and adopted on June 22, 1989. This law modified the mechanism that ensured the protection of rights and freedoms in the Province, consisting solely of the Commission des droits de la personne at the time (in 1995, the Commission des droits de la personne became the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse). The purpose of this law was to correct the difficulties highlighted in a 1988 report filed by the Committee on Institutions of the National Assembly, notably the restrictive interpretation of the Charter by the ordinary courts, the delays at the Commission as well as the contradictory roles assumed by the Commission.

In 1990, the Government of Quebec appointed the Honourable Michèle Rivet, judge of the Court of Quebec, as President of the Human Rights Tribunal. She presided the Tribunal until 2010. The Honourable Michèle Pauzé subsequently presided the Tribunal from 2010 to 2014. As of September 1, 2014, the Honourable Ann-Marie Jones assumes the presidency of the Human Rights Tribunal.

Since its creation, the Tribunal had rendered numerous judgments concerning new questions of law, including:

In order to facilitate “the development and elaboration of critical legal thinking in areas which fall under its jurisdiction” and to improve the protection of Human Rights in, the Tribunal has, over the years, organized several seminars in partnership with the legal community:


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