Your workplace safety includes a commitment to be free from discrimination, harassment and wrongful conduct. But this is no easy feat to achieve.Workplace safety includes a commitment to freedom from discrimination. But it is no easy feat. Canadians have the right to be treated fairly in workplaces free from discrimination, and our country has laws and programs to protect this right. David Harris examines the pitfalls of many workplace practices and the case law that has created Canada's legal framework. Family status discrimination is protected under human rights legislation in Canada. A central government agency has found discrimination against workers within a Canadian institution specifically designed to root it out. Is there discrimination on the basis of race and colour in employment? Employment discrimination is a form of illegal discrimination in the workplace based on legally protected characteristics.