Example: On September 27th, my supervisor told me that I was missing too much time from work. I told him that I have depression and sometimes have to miss work. He said I have to “try to do better” and not “miss more work in the future”. On the first week on November, I missed another few days because of my depression. I gave my supervisor a medical note, but he told me “it wasn’t good enough”. He seemed mad at me. On November 10th, I was fired. I reminded my employer about my depression and my need for supports, but they didn’t seem to care.
Example: I am 4 months pregnant. I told people at work that I was expecting a baby. Two weeks later, my boss fired me out of the blue. I was very surprised. I’ve always done a good job at work. No one else was let go at the time and the company is now advertising to fill my own position. I think I was fired because my boss found out I was pregnant.
Example: I am Indigenous. I called to see if an apartment was for rent. The landlord said it was available and that I should come over and see it. When I arrived at the apartment, the landlord appeared nervous and looked me up and down. He didn’t say anything specific, but I got the sense that he was not interested in renting to me. The landlord then told me that the apartment was not available. A friend of mine called two days later and the apartment was still for rent. I think I was not able to rent the apartment because of my race, colour, ethnic and social origin.