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Address the root causes of inequality, discrimination and injustice in B.C. by shifting laws, policies, practices and cultures. We do this work through education, research, advocacy, inquiry and monitoring.

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rise of white supremacy in B.C.

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is committed to reducing the presence of hate and white supremacy in our society. The recent surge of racist violence targeting Asian, Black and Indigenous people in B.C. calls us all to action.

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PUBLIC NOTICE: BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner has received reports of unauthorized use of our logo. Our logo has been placed on what appear to be anti-masking documents created by a group protesting the government’s mandatory mask order. These documents were created and circulated without our permission.

Our mask poster is intended to explain the available exemptions, including for those who are unable to wear a mask due to a disability or medical condition. There is no exemption from the order for those who are able to wear a mask but choose not to as a matter of personal preference. For accurate COVID-19 human rights information from our Office, please refer to our official materials at: bchumanrights.ca/key-issues/covid-19

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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner seeks to tackle family status discrimination in first intervention

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has applied to intervene in her first case since her appointment in September 2019. The Commissioner is asking the Supreme Court of British Columbia to allow her to make arguments in a case involving discrimination against parents of young children by their employer, the Harvey v. Gibraltar Mines Ltd. case. The Commissioner plans to focus her intervention on the legal test for family status discrimination. The Commissioner’s mandate to promote and protect human rights in B.C. includes intervening in legal cases with the potential to protect human rights at the systemic level. Commissioner…

April 15, 2021

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