Our Vision:

To be a leader in the promotion and protection of human rights.

Our Mission:

The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission was created in 1967 to administer the Human Rights Act. The Commission promotes the principles of equality, seeks to eliminate discriminatory practices and contributes to more equitable, productive and inclusive environments in which to work, learn and live, by enforcing the Act and educating about human rights and responsibilities.

Our Aims:

The Commission will continue to serve the people of New Brunswick into the twenty-first century by:

	exercising leadership and vision on human rights issues of national and provincial importance;
	promoting a greater understanding of the Human Rights Act;
	providing for the effective, efficient and speedy disposition of individual complaints of discrimination;
	initiating partnerships with government departments, private sector institutions, community and volunteer organizations and the media to promote a human rights culture that will eradicate prejudice and discrimination;
	enhancing its proactive role in human rights education to foster environments of inclusion, fairness, equality and dignity for all New Brunswickers;
	utilizing advanced information technologies, multimedia as well as print publications and speakers to project our mission and mandate to the widest public audience;
	continuing as a recognized resource for the private and public sectors, including educational and community institutions, that seek to create internal human rights policies and procedures;
	being responsive to the human resource development needs of Commission members and staff;
	contributing in a positive and constructive manner to the process of province building and nation building;