Workplace Harassment

The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) defines “harassment” as “any single incident or repeated incidents of objectionable or unwelcome conduct, comment, bullying or action by a person that the person knows or ought reasonably to know will or would cause offence or humiliation to a worker, or adversely affects the worker’s health and safety, including: (i) conduct, comment, bullying or action because of race, religious beliefs, colour, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, gender, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation; and (ii) a sexual solicitation or advance.” (OHS Act, Sec. 1(n)).