Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, is welcoming the B.C. government’s introduction of anti-racism legislation today. The Anti-Racism Act (ARA) was tabled in the B.C. Legislature this […]

Vancouver, B.C. – What is the state of human rights in B.C.? That is the question B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has been seeking to answer through her Office’s multi-year Baseline […]

Vancouver, B.C. – Systemic discrimination is a major issue in B.C. and Canada, yet many people don’t know what it is or how to recognize it. That’s why B.C.’s Office of the […]

Vancouver, B.C. – Continuing its successful series of educational sessions, BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will be hosting another free public session on B.C.’s Human Rights Code on […]

Victoria, B.C. – Three oversight officers of the Legislature are urging the B.C. government to expand its consultation on draft principles for the responsible use of artificial intelligence to members […]

Vancouver, B.C. – Building on the success of its fully enrolled spring session, BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will be hosting another free educational session about B.C.’s Human […]

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. – 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 […]

BCOHRC was invited to make a submission on the human rights implications of the agreement between BC Corrections and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to use provincial prisons to detain asylum-seekers under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) as the provincial government reviews the agreement.