Members of visible minorities: A person in a visible minority group is someone (other than an Aboriginal person as defined above) who is non-white in colour/race, regardless of place of birth. The visible minority group includes: Black, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian-East Indian (including Indian from India; Bangladeshi; Pakistani; East Indian from Guyana, Trinidad, East Africa; etc.), Southeast Asian (including Burmese; Cambodian; Laotian; Thai; Vietnamese; etc.) non-white West Asian, North African or Arab (including Egyptian; Libyan; Lebanese; etc.), non-white Latin American (including indigenous persons from Central and South America, etc.), person of mixed origin (with one parent in one of the visible minority groups listed above), other visible minority group.
Aboriginal peoples: An Aboriginal person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit. North American Indians or members of a First Nation include treaty, status or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indians.
Persons with disabilities: A person with a disability has a long term or recurring physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric or learning impairment and:
This definition also includes persons whose functional limitations owing to their impairment have been accommodated in their current job or workplace.
If you have any questions, please contact the HR Consultant (Employment Equity) at (506) 453-4648 or by email: equity@unb.ca