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Nova Scotia. Blind Person's Rights Act - enacted 5/77, Chapter 40, Section 1. Nova Scotia law guarantees a blind person the right to be accompanied by a specially trained dog guide in all public accommodations and facilities. No extra charge can be levied because of the presence of the dog guide. A dog guide user also has a right to equal ...
Feb 23, 2020 · Each plays a different role, and each has different rights under the law. Guide dogs for the blind, or seeing-eye dogs, are the celebrities of the service dog set — but a service dog is any ...
Sep 10, 2024 · This right is protected in B.C.’s Human Rights Code and includes people with disabilities who use guide dogs and service dogs. It is discrimination to deny a person with a disability who uses a guide dog or service dog access to a service. To help raise awareness about this issue, our Office worked with guide dog and service dog users as well ...
Aug 16, 2024 · Offenses. The Guide Dog and Service Dog Act makes it an offence to represent a dog as belonging to a guide or service dog team when it does not. A person convicted of the offence faces a fine of up to $3,000. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act makes it an offence to interfere with or harm a guide or service dog.
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The provincial government recognizes certificates from approved service dog organizations. These organizations are assessed based on the Alberta Training Standard, which is equivalent to the standards for Assistance Dogs International (ADI). Hence, all organizations that are part of the ADI network of schools are approved. Service dogs must carry a...
The service dogs in British Columbia are subject to the "Guide Dog and Service Dog Act, Chapter 17" (GDSDA) and the "Human Rights Code"(which prevails over the GDSDA). An excerpt from the "Human Rights Code" in British Columbia reads: "Certification under the GDSDA is entirely voluntary. Valid guide and service dog teams exist outside of the GDSDA ...
The service animals and their handlers are covered in the Human Rights Code of Manitoba. A service animal is defined in section 1 of the Human Rights Code as: “an animal that has been trained to provide assistance to a person with a disability that relates to that person's disability.” The code prohibits discrimination against individuals based on ...
The provincial government enforces "Guideline on Accommodating People with Service Animals". The document describes the term "service animal" as such: "A service animal is an animal that has been trained to perform specific tasks in order to provide assistance to a person with a disability for that disability. Dogs are the most common service anima...
The full text of the Newfoundland and Labrador Service Animal Act can be found here. It protects persons with a physical and/or mental disability from being discriminated against and from being refused housing. Also, the act states that you can not be charged extra fees for having a service dog with you in a public place, a private business, and a ...
The Nova Scotia Service Dog Act describes the rights and responsibilities of service dog users. The full text can be found here. Service dog candidates and their handlers need to apply for certification with the Service Dog Program that is part of the Department of Justice. The teams who pass the certification process are granted ID cards where you...
The province does not have laws that address service dog teams in particular. The provincial government relies solely on its Human Rights Actin regards to individuals with a disability that may require special equipment and/or service dogs. The Nunavut Human Rights Act was passed into law by the Nunavut Legislative Assembly on November 5th, 2003. T...
Service dog handlers and their paw partners have the same public access rights as any other citizen with very few exceptions like food processing facilities. Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, employers have a legal duty to accommodate the specific needs of employees with disabilities. Examples of accommodation include — modified duties; changes ...
At the time of writing, the province does not have any law that specifically addresses service dogs, the certification of working animals, and the use of service animals. This has been known to cause problems for citizens who seek to rent an apartment, seek employment, and who want to visit public places. There have been discussions on the Internet...
The courts have recognized that service dogs and guide dogs as a means of palliating a disability. The first court decision in Québec which upheld the prohibition of discriminating against persons who use guide dogs dates back to 1982. The province has a Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms that states all individuals are equal in worth and dignity...
We are pleased to provide you with this Guide Dog Handler Advocacy Toolkit with information and resources on your rights to help you with your self-advocacy efforts. In this Guide Dog Handler Advocacy Toolkit, you will find: • An introduction to your rights under the Human Rights Code. • Additional rights explained for residents of British ...
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Welcome to Guide Dog Users of Canada, the only national organization of guide dog handlers. GDUC is a not-for-profit CRA registered charity. All members are Canadian guide dog handlers or waiting to be matched with a guide dog. GDUC is run by volunteers. GDUC educates the public on the access rights people have in Canada with their guide dogs ...