While no one can discriminate against an Albertan because of their legal source of income, this protection in no way prohibits landlords from doing reference checks and denying accommodation based on poor bill paying history, insufficient level of income, or unsatisfactory record as a tenant. Source of income protection simply protects responsible renters from being discriminated against because their legal source of income could be a pension or another form of assistance. Albertans have certain rights as laid out in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights . For Canadians, those human rights are guaranteed in the 1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . Alberta also has legislation that protects Albertans.
Harassment occurs when one person subjects another to unwelcome verbal or physical conduct.
Harassment is a form of discrimination that is prohibited in Alberta. Sexual harassment is any unwelcome behaviour that is sexual in nature. It is behaviour that directly or indirectly affects or threatens to affect a person's job security, working conditions or prospects for promotion or earnings. Sexual harassment can also prevent a person from getting a job, living accommodations or any kind of public service. The Alberta Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act prohibits discrimination against a woman because of pregnancy.