Canadian Human Rights Commission
Canada's national human rights institution, which protects and promotes human rights in Canada.
Verified 2026-11-11
Directory
Provincial Human Rights Commissions Directory
Provincial and territorial human rights commissions and tribunals across Canada in one verified listing — each linked to its official page.
14 verified listings · last refreshed 2026-11-14
Human rights law is provincial and territorial as well as federal: the commission or tribunal, and the law it administers, depend on where you live. This directory lists the official page for each body, so you can start from the authority that governs you.
Nunavut has no human rights commission; its entry is the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal, the territory's human rights body. British Columbia's entry is the BC Human Rights Tribunal. This is a listing only: it makes no complaint-process or remedy claims. Entries are re-checked on the Second Pass volatile schedule.
Canada-wide
Ontario
Ontario Human Rights Commission
The Ontario Human Rights Commission, which promotes, protects and advances human rights in Ontario under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Verified 2026-11-11
British Columbia
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, the independent tribunal that accepts, screens, mediates and adjudicates human rights complaints in British Columbia.
Verified 2026-11-11
Alberta
Alberta Human Rights Commission
The Alberta Human Rights Commission, the independent commission that administers the Alberta Human Rights Act and provides information about human rights in Alberta.
Verified 2026-11-11
Quebec
Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
Quebec's Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse, the independent institution that promotes and upholds human rights and freedoms, the rights of youth and equal access to employment.
Verified 2026-11-11
Manitoba
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
The Manitoba Human Rights Commission, the independent agency that administers The Human Rights Code in Manitoba.
Verified 2026-11-11
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, the independent provincial commission that protects and promotes human rights in Saskatchewan under The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.
Verified 2026-11-11
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, the government agency that ensures the human rights of everyone in New Brunswick are protected under the New Brunswick Human Rights Act.
Verified 2026-11-11
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, the independent agency that administers the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act.
Verified 2026-11-11
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission
The Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission, the independent agency that administers and enforces the Prince Edward Island Human Rights Act.
Verified 2026-11-11
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
The Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission, the independent government agency responsible for promoting and protecting human rights in the province.
Verified 2026-11-11
Yukon
Yukon Human Rights Commission
The Yukon Human Rights Commission, the independent body that promotes human rights in Yukon by addressing discrimination under the Yukon Human Rights Act.
Verified 2026-11-11
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission
The Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission, the agency that administers the Northwest Territories Human Rights Act.
Verified 2026-11-11
Nunavut
Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal
The Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal, the quasi-judicial body that adjudicates human rights issues in Nunavut under the Nunavut Human Rights Act.
Nunavut has no human rights commission; the Tribunal is the territory's human rights body.
Verified 2026-11-11
Recheck: entries are re-verified on the Second Pass volatile schedule. Nunavut omitted as a commission — it has none; listed as the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia verified from search-indexed official pages after an upstream rate limit blocked direct opens at build time. Listing only — no complaint-process or remedy claims.