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Workplace Rights

From pay equity to pension equality to sexual harassment, LEAF has fought to end discrimination in the workplace with the support of legal, feminist, academic, activist, and labour communities 

In the early days of the Charter, LEAF intervened in an appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada concerning sexual harassment in the workplace.  The Supreme Court agreed with our argument that that sexual harassment is sex discrimination. This landmark decision set a strong precedent for the protection of human rights in the workplace. 

If you have been sexually harassed at work, visit our page discussing your options.

More recently, LEAF has gone to court to argue that equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right, and to make sure that the law recognizes the impact of the double burden for women as employees and caregivers, and its connection to the feminization of poverty.

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Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform v. Canada (Attorney General)

This case is about the constitutionality of Criminal Code sex work provisions. LEAF intervened before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Facts...

Hak v. Attorney General of Quebec

This case is about discrimination against women who wear religious symbols. LEAF, in partnership with the Fédération des Femmes du...

Fraser v. Canada (A.G.) (2020)

This case concerned equal access to pensions for female RCMP officers with caregiving responsibilities.   LEAF intervened before the Supreme Court...

Québec (Attorney General) v Alliance du Personnel Professionnel et Technique de la Santé et des Services Sociaux (2018)

See also the companion case Centrale des Syndicats du Québec v. Québec (A.G.) (2018). This case concerned women’s access to...
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Submission to the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force
LEAF urges Benchers to speak out against motions that undermine the important role of equality-seeking organizations in helping the LSO protect the public interest
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LEAF tells Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice to meaningfully consider sex workers’ equality rights
LEAF and the Fédération des Femmes du Québec to intervene in challenge to Bill 21
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