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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]