Discriminatory employment practices for persons with disabilities

For those of us who are interested in disability and employment issues it comes as no surprise that disabled employees continue to be discriminated against. However, I was shocked to learn that in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, special permits exist that allow employers to pay employees with disabilities below the minimum wage. While this has been the case for years with respect to sheltered work and other vocational programs ('participants' are not entitled to the minimum wage because their labour is classified as rehabilitation and/or training), these three provinces seem to feel disabled employees are not entitled to at least minimum wage. Check out this recent article in the Winnipeg Free Press by University of Ottawa professor Ravi Malhotra to learn to more.