{"id":279,"date":"2021-01-06T13:39:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T13:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asicbc.ca\/?page_id=279"},"modified":"2021-01-20T14:48:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T14:48:11","slug":"legislation-pertaining-to-guide-dog-access-new-brunswick","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/resources-from-a-z\/guide-dogs\/legislation-pertaining-to-guide-dog-access-new-brunswick\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislation Pertaining to Guide Dog Access – New Brunswick"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Brunswick does not have an Act specifically pertaining to the rights of access or protection of guide dogs. Rights of access for a person accompanied by a guide dog is protected by the New Brunswick Human Rights Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Summary of the New Brunswick Human Rights Act<\/h2>\n

In New Brunswick, as in the rest of Canada, people are protected by law from many types of discrimination. This law is the New Brunswick Human Rights Act<\/a>. The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission<\/a> enforces that law.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission<\/a> is a provincial government agency. It promotes equality and investigates and tries to settle complaints of discrimination and harassment. If a complaint cannot be settled, a human rights tribunal can hear the evidence. If it decides that there was discrimination, it can issue orders to correct it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission<\/a> also works to prevent discrimination by promoting human rights and offering educational opportunities to employers, service providers and the general public.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The New Brunswick Human Rights Act<\/a> is a provincial law that prohibits discrimination and harassment in:<\/p>\n