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Making a complaint: Phone our Confidential Inquiry Line
To inquire about making a complaint, contact the Commission's Northern Regional Office Confidential Inquiry Line or Southern Regional Office Confidential Inquiry Line. See below for the phone numbers.
Alberta Human Rights Commission
Northern Regional Office
Phone: Confidential Inquiry Line 780-427-7661
Southern Regional Office
Phone: Confidential Inquiry Line 403-297-6571
Due to confidentiality concerns, the Alberta Human Rights Commission cannot accept or reply to complaints of discrimination via e-mail. Please phone the Commission's confidential inquiry line if you have a question about a specific situation or want to make a human rights complaint. You can also send written complaints through regular mail. Please see below for our contact information.
A complaint must be made to the Commission within one year after the alleged incident of discrimination. The one-year period starts the day after the date on which the incident occurred. For help calculating the one-year period, contact the Commission.
Alberta Human Rights Commission
Northern Regional Office
800 - 10405 Jasper Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4R7
Office hours 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fax 780-427-6013
Alberta Human Rights Commission
Southern Regional Office
200 J.J. Bowlen Building
620 - 7 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0Y8
Office hours 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fax 403-297-6567
Communication, Education and Engagement
To inquire about the Commission's education and engagement activities, contact the Communication, Education and Engagement team.
For general information about our programs and services, please e-mail us at humanrights@gov.ab.ca
Office of the Director of the Commission
800 - 10405 Jasper Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4R7
Phone: 780-427-3116
Fax: 780-422-3563
FOIP requests
Important: Contact the FOIP office only if you want to make a request under the FOIP Act. If you have an inquiry about making a human rights complaint or about a human rights complaint that is in process, contact the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) requests for records held by the Alberta Human Rights Commission should be submitted in writing to:
FOIP Unit
Information and Business Services
Alberta Justice and Solicitor General
9th Floor John E. Brownlee Building
10365 - 97 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3W7
Please note: The FOIP Unit of Alberta Justice and Solicitor General does not take human rights complaints or respond to inquiries about human rights complaints in progress. Please contact the Alberta Human Rights Commission if you want to make a human rights complaint or inquire about a complaint in progress.
To call toll-free within Alberta, dial 310-0000 and then enter the area code and phone number.
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The Alberta Human Rights Commission is an independent commission of the Government of Alberta.
Due to confidentiality concerns, the Commission cannot reply to complaints of discrimination by email. Please contact the Commission by phone or regular mail if you have a specific complaint.
You can access information about making FOIP requests for records held by the Commission on our Contact us page.
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