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Discrimination Media Release

Pay transparency legislation too weak to close gender wage gap

Vancouver B.C. – In reaction to the tabling of pay transparency legislation in the B.C. legislature earlier today, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner states that while there are some positive elements to the bill, it lacks the approach necessary to make a significant difference on pay equity in the province. B.C.…

March 7, 2023
Hate & racism

Inquiry into hate in the pandemic releases final report calling for targeted action to address…

Note: Translations of the Commissioner’s quotes are available below in the following languages: simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Tagalog, French, Farsi, and Punjabi. Vancouver B.C. – The final report of the Inquiry into hate in the pandemic (the Inquiry) reveals a dramatic spike in hate incidents across B.C. during the COVID-19…

March 7, 2023
Hate & racism

Advisory: Embargoed release and launch event for final report of the Inquiry into hate

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will release the final report of the Inquiry into hate in the pandemic on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at an in-person joint media and community event that is being livestreamed across the province from 10:00am to 11:30am PDT.   Media are invited…

March 3, 2023
Hate & racism

Advisory: Media are invited to receive embargoed release of final report of the Inquiry into…

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will release the final report of the Inquiry into hate in the pandemic on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at an in-person joint media and community event that is being livestreamed across the province from 10:00am to 11:30am PDT. Media are invited…

February 28, 2023
Decolonization

B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is granted intervenor status in cases that will test B.C.’s Declaration…

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Supreme Court has granted B.C.'s Human Rights Commissioner leave to intervene in two cases—Gitxaala Nation v. Chief Gold Commissioner of B.C. et al. and Ehattesaht First Nation v. His Majesty the King in right of B.C. et al.—that will mark the first legal tests of B.C.'s…

January 6, 2023
Decolonization

B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner applies for intervenor status in cases that could set important precedent…

Vancouver B.C. – BC's Human Rights Commissioner has filed applications for leave to intervene in two cases concerning B.C.'s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act). The Declaration Act was passed by the provincial government in 2019 to affirm the application of the United Nations Declaration on…

December 15, 2022
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Discrimination Media Release

Letter to school trustees on human rights concerns with the use of School Liaison Officers…

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner issued a letter to the BC School Trustees Association recommending that the use of School Liaison Officers (SLOs) in British Columbian schools be ended by all school districts, unless and until they can demonstrate an evidence-based need for them that cannot be met…

November 25, 2022
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Discrimination Media Release

Campaign on ableism sparks province-wide conversation about disability rights

Vancouver B.C. – The #RewriteTheRules campaign launched by BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner in October 2022 has sparked a province-wide conversation about ableism among the disabled and non-disabled communities across B.C. Ableism is a set of unwritten rules in our society that favors the needs and experiences of…

November 21, 2022
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Discrimination Media Release

Advisory: Upcoming B.C. Human Rights Code public workshop on legal rights and obligations in the…

Vancouver, B.C. – On November 16, 2022, BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will hold a free, virtual session to help people understand B.C.’s Human Rights Code and how it outlines rights and responsibilities when it comes to employment. The Code protects against discrimination in relation to employment, housing…

November 14, 2022