B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is hosting a series of live conversations on key issues facing B.C. with leading experts and community advocates. Learn more about the Beyond the Headlines discussion […]

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has been granted leave to intervene in a case before the Court of Appeal on the rights of unhoused people living in encampments. […]

B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner intervened in this case to clarify how the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international human rights law applies to the rights of unhoused people living in encampments.

A workshop from BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner We envision a province in which we are all free from inequality, discrimination, and injustice. Join us for a 90-minute […]

Our Annual Report (2022/2023) tells the story of our work and outcomes resulting from the previous fiscal year.

Vancouver B.C. – BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) released a report today that reviews progress made by provincial public bodies on recommendations the Commissioner issued in her […]

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) exists to address the root causes of inequality, discrimination, and injustice in B.C. by shifting laws, policies, practices and cultures. We do […]

Vancouver B.C. – In response to the City of Vancouver pausing efforts to build new supportive housing, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, and the Federal Housing Advocate, Marie-Josée Houle, […]

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is hosting the second livestream in the Beyond the Headlines series, which will highlight migrant workers’ rights. On Thursday, May 15 at 10:30 […]

Vancouver B.C. – On Thursday, the B.C. Court of Appeal issued a decision that upholds the BC Human Rights Tribunal’s jurisdiction to make decisions about discrimination in cases relating to […]

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B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is hosting a series of live conversations with leading experts from across the country and community advocates in the province. Learn more about the Beyond the […]

Celebrating gender identity and expression with Jessica Love and Georgia Franklin On Monday, Jul. 14 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. PDT, Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender will sit down with […]

This submission was presented to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) exists to address the root causes of inequality, discrimination, and injustice in B.C. by shifting laws, policies, practices and cultures. We do […]

Victoria B.C. – The final report of the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Inquiry into detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act (AGA) reveals serious human rights issues, including a lack of […]

In November 2023, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner launched an inquiry into involuntary detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act (AGA). In April 2025, the Commissioner released her findings and recommendations.

In November 2023, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner launched an inquiry into involuntary detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act (AGA). In April 2025, the Commissioner released her findings and recommendations.