Section 40.1 — Canadian Human Rights Act: Definitions

In this section, designated groups has the meaning assigned in section 3 of the Employment Equity Act ; ( groupes désignés ) employer means a person who or organization that discharges the obligations of an employer under the Employment Equity Act . ( employeur ) No complaint may be dealt with by the Commission pursuant to section 40 where the complaint is made against an employer alleging that the employer has engaged in a discriminatory practice set out in section 7 or paragraph 10(a); and the complaint is based solely on statistical information that purports to show that members of one or more designated groups are underrepresented in the employer’s workforce.