QUEBEC

Human Rights Act of 1978 (amending Human Rights and Freedoms Charter)

Human rights legislation includes sweeping prohibitions against
discrimination on the grounds of physical disability.  Physically
handicapped persons are guaranteed the enjoyment of the same rights that
all citizens possess.  The definition of handicapped includes the
unrestricted right of a physically handicapped person to use prosthetic
aids.  Under the Quebec Health Insurance Act, dog guides are included
within the concept of a prosthetic aid.

Consequently, dog guide users accompanied by their dog guides appear to
have universal access to the social, economic and educational
institutions available throughout the Province.

Governmental officials with the authority to protect human rights are
available to assist the physically handicapped in enforcing the right
to non-discrimination, and substantial fines are part of the available
enforcement procedures.