Policy to Prevent Harassment and Promote a Safe Environment (PPHPSE)

This policy is in accordance with the principles of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, which recognizes that every human being has the right to be treated with dignity, at all times. Therefore, any form of harassment, intimidation or abuse of authority is a violation of fundamental human rights.
The National Theatre School (NTS) hereby declares that no form of harassment, intimidation or abuse of authority will be tolerated, regardless of its source, to provide a healthy environment for the personal and professional development of everyone.

Objectives

Through this policy, NTS intends to:
−Tolerate no form of harassment, intimidation, or abuse of authority.
−Create a work and training environment where everyone is treated with respect anddignity.
−Prevent harassment, intimidation, incivility, or abuse of authority among members of theNTS community, within its two buildings, Saint-Denis and Monument-National, but also,and without being limited to, employees of its other entities such as the Centre for Artsand Social Innovation, or the NTS DramaFest.
−Encourage accountability among all members of the community through timely dialogueor third-party intervention to prevent the deterioration of a situation deemed unfair.