Working together to better serve all Nova Scotians a report on consumer racial profiling in Nova Scotia

Shannon, David. (Author). Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author). Coherent Digital (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: In recent years, the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission (NSHRC) has received an increasing number of inquiries and complaints related to consumer racial profiling. Consumer racial profiling is the practice of targeting a consumer for discriminatory treatment based on the consumer's race, or ethnicity, or both. This practice may or may not be intentional. The NSHRC is committed to promoting inclusion, reducing discrimination, and identifying barriers to full participation in society. We recognize the importance of creating a welcoming consumer environment where all Nova Scotians can participate safely in the marketplace. Therefore, in April of 2011, the NSHRC began the Consumer Racial Profiling Project. This project is the first in Canada to examine the experience and effects of discriminatory treatment towards consumers based on their race or ethnicity. This report presents the results of the Consumer Racial Profiling Project. The project was undertaken by a diverse group of staff at the NSHRC, but the knowledge generated is owned by communities across Nova Scotia.

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Physical Description: 1 electronic text (131 p.) : col. ill., digital file.
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Publisher: Halifax, N.S. : Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, [2013]

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General Note:	"May 2013." CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-105).
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Review of the literature -- 3. Approach and methodology -- 4. Survey -- 5. Survey findings -- 6. Focus groups -- 7. Focus group themes -- 8. Discussion and recommendations -- 9. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Survey -- Appendix C. Chi-squar significance of survey results Q1-Q11 -- Appdendix D. Relationship between subjective and explicit consumer racial profiling.
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