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Quebec: Interviewing Questions Guideline
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| Subject | Acceptable Questions Hiring Practices |
Questions to be Avoided |
Acceptable After Hiring |
| Race Color |
None | Attach photograph to the application. | A photo may be requested for purposes of identification. |
| Sex | None | The given name will usually indicate the sex of the person, but Section 18.1 does not render such a question illegal. | |
| Pregnancy | In the case of a short-term contract, it is permissible to ask a female candidate if she will be available for a specified period of time. | Are you pregnant? Do you plan to have children? | |
| Sexual Orientation | None | ||
| Civil Status | Would you accept a transfer to another location (or to another province)? Are you free to travel? | Maiden name. Married, separated, divorced, etc. Name and occupation of spouse Number of dependents. Name and degree of kinship with any relative employed by the company or institution. Person to notify in case of emergency and relationship of that person. | Some questions which must be avoided in an application or an interview for, among other reasons income-tax purposes or calculation of benefits. |
| Age | None | Date of birth, birth certificate or baptismal certificate. Quebec health insurance or driver's license numbers. | Proof of age may be required for insurance purposes. Questions about age are allowed only if the form is limited to positions for which the law imposes an age limit. |
| Religion | The employer must, as much as possible, respect the religious practices of his employees. | ||
| Political Convictions | None | ||
| Language | Knowledge of the language (or languages) required for the position. | Mother tongue. | The employer may not require knowledge of a language other than the ones required for the position. |
| Ethnic or National Origin |
Are you legally entitled to work in Canada? | Place of birth. Previous addresses. Canadian or Quebec experience (except where a specific type of experience is actually required, in which case the nature of such experience must be specified). | Work permit, proof of citizenship or of immigrant status may be demanded. |
| Social Condition | If it should be necessary for the job, have you an automobile at your disposal? For certain jobs, candidates may be required to apply for bonding. | Questions on financial status, having no direct connection with the job in question but likely to reveal the candidate's social condition e.g.: Do you own an automobile? Do you rent or own your own home? Have you ever declared bankruptcy? | |
| Handicap | The employer may seek the candidate's consent to a medical examination prior to hiring. An employer who has adopted a plan for the hiring of handicapped persons under the Law on the Rights of Handicapped Persons (RSO, Ch. E-20-1) may include in the form the following note: 'To further your candidacy, you may inform us of any handicap which would require us to alter our selection methods (interviews, tests) to suit your situation.' | Handicap or state of health. Previous hospitalization or medical treatment. Workmen's compensation benefits. | The medical examination must be confined to determining if the person is capable or not of carrying out the functions of a specific position, with or without restrictions. The employer may not exclude a candidate suitable for the position on the grounds that that person is not eligible to join the group insurance plan in force in the organization. |
| Source: Used by permission of the Quebec Human Rights Commission. | |||
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