Discrimination against tenants

If your landlord or someone working for your landlord discriminates against you, they might be breaking a law called the Human Rights Code.

Discrimination in housing means you are treated unfairly because:

of your race or colour, your birthplace, citizenship or ethnic background, your religion, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression,
you are pregnant or have children, or
you receive social assistance or welfare.

Examples of discrimination include:

treating you badly because of your colour or religion
refusing to put in a ramp or make other changes for you if you use a wheelchair
having strict rules about noise that are harder for you to follow if you have children
not trying to stop other tenants from discriminating against you

It is also discrimination when landlords refuse to rent to people who have no credit rating. This can be a problem for young people and for people who are new to Canada.

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