Events

On this page, you will find upcoming and past Commision and community events. We encourage all Nova Scotians to participate and celebrate our diverse communities. If you have an event we should include here please contact us.

Upcoming Events

The BLAC Report: 30 Years Later

 December 09, 2025

Accessibility Foundations

 December 11, 2025

Past Events

December 4th, 2025 - December 4th, 2025 - Accommodations at Work

Thursday, December 4, 1:00 - 2:30 pm (Atlantic)

This 90-minute webinar helps employers, managers, and HR professionals understand how to create more inclusive workplaces through effective accommodations. Participants will learn what workplace accommodations are and why they matter under Nova Scotia’s Human Rights and Accessibility Acts. We’ll look at common barriers, share examples of practical accommodations, and explore the key steps in the accommodation process. There will also be time for questions and real-world examples to bring the process to life.

Resources

Session Recording

December 4th, 2025 - December 4th, 2025 - Towards Transformation: An Intersectional Look Into Anti-Trans Rhetoric Across the Country

Time: 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (Atlantic)

In this free online webinar, participants will be supported in exploring 2SLGBTQIA+ realities, discussions of current anti-trans legislation, examining tangible and interpersonal examples of allyship/solidarity, all through a culturally relevant and informed lens rooted in building supportive environments and creating change in our communities and beyond.

This session will be held by the Youth Project’s Carmel Farahbakhsh, Executive Director. The Youth Project is a nonprofit organization with the mission to make Nova Scotia a safer and happier place for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth. 

Sesseion Recording

December 4th, 2025 - December 4th, 2025 - Understanding Ableism

Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am (Atlantic)

Do you know what "ableism" means and how this affects the daily life and experiences of people with disabilities? The Nova Scotia Accessibility Directorate recently launched new resources for organizations and individuals to learn about ableism, with real-life examples and suggestions on how to create more equitable, inclusive and respectful environments. Join us as we share these resources, including a presentation, public awareness posters and a guide to help utilize these tools. 

This presentation is for anyone in your organization who is responsible for front line services, in communications, education or training, human resources, or working to support inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility.

Presenters: Kristel vom Scheidt Department of Justice, Accessibility Directorate and Jaime Blenus, IWK Health Centre

Session Recording

December 3rd, 2025 - December 10th, 2025 - Human Rights on Screen: True North

From December 3–10, 2025 Nova Scotians are invited to view the Canadian documentary film True North (2025) for free online in the latest installment of the Human Rights on Screen partnership between the Human Rights Commission and the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF).

Human Rights on Screen offers free online screenings of films addressing human rights, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The initiative aims to spark dialogue about these topics and their connection to contemporary human rights issues in Nova Scotia accompanied by panels with representatives from the films, community members and experts.

"True North" is a documentary by Michèle Stephenson about the 1969 Sir George Williams Affair, a student protest against systemic racism at Concordia University in Montreal. The film chronicles how a group of Haitian students, many of whom had fled the Duvalier regime, occupied the ninth-floor computer lab to protest discrimination, which was often masked by Canada's multicultural image. The film uses archival footage and testimonials to show how the protest was part of a larger Black liberation movement across the Americas.

Trailer