December 5, 2025
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner pleased with court decision upholding Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner welcomes the B.C. Court of Appeal’s groundbreaking decision today to affirm the rights of Indigenous Peoples through its interpretation of the Declaration on the […]
March 6, 2024
Vancouver police, Johnson family and Heiltsuk Nation should collaborate to realize the promise of systemic racism settlement: Human Rights Commissioner
Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, has released an interim report on the progress of an agreement between the Vancouver Police Board (VPB) and the Heiltsuk Nation […]
January 23, 2024
B.C. Supreme Court decision delivers mixed results in ensuring human rights protections are enforceable in child custody cases: Commissioner
Vancouver, B.C. – On Monday, the B.C. Supreme Court issued a decision in Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) v. R.R. that will impact how issues of discrimination are […]
September 26, 2023
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner dismayed as court decision undermines impact of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is disappointed by today’s B.C. Supreme Court decision limiting the power of the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration […]
April 3, 2023
B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner appears in court on mineral rights cases with important implications for reconciliation in B.C.
Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner will appear in court this week on two cases being heard together, Gitxaala Nation v. Chief Gold Commissioner of B.C. et al. and […]
January 6, 2023
B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is granted intervenor status in cases that will test B.C.’s Declaration Act in court for the first time
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 […]
December 15, 2022
B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner applies for intervenor status in cases that could set important precedent for the interpretation of B.C.’s Declaration Act
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 […]
September 28, 2022
B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner will audit the implementation of settlement agreement between Vancouver Police Board and Heiltsuk grandfather and granddaughter with critical human rights implications
Vancouver, B.C. – On Dec. 20, 2019, Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter went to the Bank of Montreal (BMO) branch on Burrard Street in Vancouver and tried to open a bank […]
November 17, 2021
Statement from B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner on the addition of Indigenous identity as a protected ground in B.C.’s Human Rights Code
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender issued the following statement regarding the introduction of Bill 18, which adds Indigenous identity as a protected ground against discrimination in B.C.’s Human Rights […]
April 6, 2021
B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner hosts a public conversation with Indigenous Peoples in the province
Vancouver B.C. – BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) is pleased to host a session for Indigenous Peoples to hear about the work of BCOHRC and human rights […]