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 […]
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. […]
August 17, 2021
Budget submission 2021/22–2023/24
This submission was presented to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
August 17, 2021
Public Interest Disclosure Act: Annual report about disclosures for BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA), B.C.’s whistleblower protection law, came into force on Dec. 1, 2019.
August 17, 2021
Open letter calling for a national strategy for the collection of disaggregated health data
Burchill, John, Anne Clennet, Charles Dent, Raj Dir, Kasari Govender, Christine Hanson, Marie-Claude Landry, Lesley McCullough, Carey Majid, Marc-Alain Mallet, and Brenda Picard, Open letter calling for a national strategy for the collection of disaggregated health data, June 5, 2020.
September 29, 2020
Disaggregated demographic data collection in British Columbia: The grandmother perspective
This report both answers and echoes the calls to collect disaggregated data to advance human rights.