May 30, 2023
Advisory: Upcoming B.C. Human Rights Code public educational session on housing, employment and services
Vancouver, B.C. – On Jun. 6, 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 […]
May 24, 2023
B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner asks community and rights-related organizations to continue to share their priorities
Vancouver, B.C. – Early responses to a survey from B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner indicate poverty and housing are top concerns for service and rights-related organizations in the province. Of the […]
May 4, 2023
Commissioner asks B.C. service organizations to weigh in on human rights priorities
Vancouver, B.C. – What are the most pressing human rights issues facing people across B.C. and what can be done about them? B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is asking organizations working […]
April 24, 2023
Court of Appeal affirms broader protections for parents and caregivers in the workplace
Vancouver, B.C. – On Friday, the B.C. Court of Appeal issued a decision that clarifies the circumstances in which parents and caregivers can seek accommodation in their workplaces. The Court […]
November 14, 2022
Advisory: Upcoming B.C. Human Rights Code public workshop on legal rights and obligations in the workplace
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 […]
October 27, 2022
Human Rights Commissioner appears in court to address discrimination based on family status
Vancouver, B.C. – This week, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner appeared before the B.C. Court of Appeal as an intervenor in Gibraltar Mines Ltd. v. Harvey, a case alleging discrimination against the […]
October 17, 2022
Advisory: Upcoming B.C. Human Rights Code public educational session on services
Vancouver, B.C. – On October 19, 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 […]
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: […]