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 […]
August 9, 2022
Human rights of the unhoused must be respected when removing tent city encampment
Vancouver – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has sent a letter to the province’s housing minister and the Mayor of Vancouver, urging them to respect human rights when removing homeless encampments […]
August 3, 2022
Commissioner’s statement on recent assaults on homeless people
Vancouver – In response to a spate of incidents of violence that had devastating impacts on unhoused people across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, the commissioner issued the following statement: […]
July 21, 2022
Commissioner commends B.C. government for ending unjust treatment of innocent migrants
Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender commends the provincial government for cancelling its agreement with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA,) and ending the detention of migrants in […]
June 8, 2022
Fighting hate requires new strategies: B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner
Survey finds 72% never reported hate incidents to anyone Vancouver B.C. – An overwhelming number of people who participated in a public survey for the Inquiry into hate in the […]
May 17, 2022
Advisory: Housing and your human rights – renter alert
Everyone has the right to be free from discrimination when renting an apartment, house, co-op unit, or other space. BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is holding a free, […]
April 26, 2022
Never Accept Hate campaign launches
Vancouver based organizations and companies join together to combat rising acts of hate. The NAH Collective announced today the official launch of the “Never Accept Hate (NAH)” campaign to […]
April 4, 2022
Commissioner calls on Province to end ‘cruel and unjust’ incarceration of migrants
Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner says detaining migrants in jails for immigration issues is cruel, unjust and violates human rights commitments. “People held under immigration law have committed […]
March 28, 2022
Commissioner urges Public Health Officer to maintain mask mandates
Vancouver B.C. – Many students across B.C. returned to school this week amid a pandemic that has not ended, but without the protection offered by mask mandates. On March 16, […]
March 28, 2022
Release: Letter to the Public Health Officer on the ending of the mask mandate
Vancouver B.C. – BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner issued a letter to the Public Health Officer on the end of B.C.’s mask mandate on March 16, 2022. In […]
March 15, 2022
B.C. Supreme Court decision on family status a disappointing outcome for gender equality in B.C.
Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner said a B.C. Supreme Court decision on family status impedes gender equality in the workplace. B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner was an intervenor in […]
February 24, 2022
Hundreds speak out against hate as Inquiry reaches mid-point for public participation
Vancouver B.C. – More than 1700 people who either witnessed or directly experienced a hate incident have participated in an online survey for the Inquiry into hate during the pandemic. […]