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Reasonable accommodation is a means used to put an end to any situation of discrimination based on disability, religion, age or any other ground prohibited by the Charter.

Accommodating a person may involve adapting a practice, or a general operating rule or granting an exemption to a person in facing discrimination.

Reasonable accommodation is a duty. Employers and service profiders must actively look for solutions so that their employees customers, or service users can fully exercise their rights.

• Common examples of accommodation

  • Adapting a workstation to an employee’s limitations
  • Granting a day off for a religious holiday
  • Providing care tailored to the needs of patients
  • Providing the necessary learning tools to students with learning disabilities or behavioural disorders
  • Modifying a menu to take into account dietary restrictions

• When can an accommodation request can be denied?

  There is no obligation to accommodate a person in cases of undue hardship. An accommodation may cause undue hardship if:

  • the cost is too high for a company to absorb
  • it interferes with the proper operation of the organization
  • it significantly impairs the security of others or infringes on the rights of others

  If an employer or a service provider can objectively demonstrate that the only accommodation available would cause one of these consequences, the request can be denied.

• How do I request reasonable accommodation or respond to a request?

  How do I request reasonable accommodation

  As an employee, client or service recipient

  • Make sure that your request is based on a prohibited ground of discrimination
  • Submit your request to your supervisor or to the person concerned
  • Provide the information necessary to process your request
  • Allow sufficient time to review your request
  • Collaborate in finding a solution

  How do I respond to a request

  As an employer or manager

  We can help you understand your legal obligation, assist you in managing requests, and help you find solutions.

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• Autoformation (French only) L’accommodement raisonnable : un moyen d’assurer l’égalité
• Information Guide Processing an accommodation request
• Graphics How to handle a reasonable accommodation request
• Information page Our Advisory Service on reasonable accommodation
• Leaflet Advisory Service on Reasonable Accommodation

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