B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner launched a report that takes a focused look at 10 key systems impacting human rights in British Columbia. Rights in Focus: Lived Realities in B.C. highlights significant […]

This report reviews the progress of an agreement between the Vancouver Police Board (VPB), the Johnson family (who were directly impacted by actions of the Vancouver Police), and the Heiltsuk Nation to address systemic anti-Indigenous racism in policing.

This report describes how our Office is taking measures to ensure our information, services and physical and digital spaces are accessible to all people in British Columbia.

Our Annual Report (2022/2023) tells the story of our work and outcomes resulting from the previous fiscal year.

In August 2021, BC’s Human Rights Commissioner launched an Inquiry into the rise of hate in B.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2023, the Commissioner released her findings and recommendations.

This submission was presented to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.

Our Annual Report (2021/2022) tells the story of our work and outcomes resulting from the previous fiscal year.

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.

These submissions to the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act (SCORPA) use disaggregated demographic data to reveal disturbing racial disparities in policing in our province.

Our Annual Report (2020/2021) tells the story of our work and outcomes resulting from the previous fiscal year.