Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission

Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission: The Commission defines consumer racial profiling as actions that target a shopper for discriminatory treatment based on the consumers race, ethnicity, or both. It says this practice may or may not be intentional, according to CBC. Who was surveyed? White 709 Asian 191 African Canadian 150 Middle Eastern 86 Aboriginal 41 Latin American 13 A first-of-its-kind report by the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission says consumer racial profiling is an issue facing many Nova Scotians, especially Aboriginal and African Canadians. The Commission conducted surveys with 1,190 Nova Scotians in the communities of Halifax, Sydney and Digby. It also held focus groups in Halifax, Dartmouth and Millbrook. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.