Manitoba Human Rights Commission

Manitoba Human Rights Commission
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
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Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of Manitoba
Headquarters Winnipeg, Manitoba
Employees 21.0 FTE (2009-2010)[1]
Annual budget CAD$2 million (2009-2010)[1]
Minister responsible Andrew Swan, Minister of Justice and Attorney General[2]
Agency executives Jerry Woods, Chairperson, Board of Commissioners[3]
Yvonne Peters, Vice-Chairperson, Board of Commissioners[3]
Website
manitobahumanrights.ca

The Manitoba Human Rights Commission is a quasi-judicial arms-length agency of the Government of Manitoba that is responsible for enforcing The Human Rights Code (Manitoba).[4]

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