Rising to the challenge: Path to 2030 (Strategic Plan 2025/26–2029/30)

Published on: October 21, 2025

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

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Holding the line: Annual Report 2024/25 and Service Plan 2025/26–2027/28

Published on: September 16, 2025

Our Annual Report (2024/2025) tells the story of our work and outcomes resulting from the previous fiscal year.

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July 2025 submission to the Special Committee to Review Provisions of the Human Rights Code

Published on: July 15, 2025

Our July 2025 submission to the Special Committee to Review Provisions of the Human Rights Code provides an overview of BCOHRC, including the history of the Office, some of our key achievements and how we have engaged communities across B.C. to protect and promote human rights in our province.

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Strategy and organizational evaluation report

Published on: July 8, 2025

The Strategy and Organizational Evaluation Report examines BCOHRC’s progress in advancing its strategic priorities and contributing to systemic change since its establishment in 2019.

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Where we stand: Recommendations monitoring report, 2019–2024

Published on: May 27, 2025

To measure progress and assess our impact, this Where We Stand report reviews 159 recommendations to provincial public bodies issued over the Commissioner’s first term (September 2019 through August 2024)—taking stock of which of the Commissioner’s recommendations have led to change and where we must continue to push for progress.

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Budget submission 2025/26–2027/28

Published on: April 23, 2025

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

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“We’re still here”: Report of the Inquiry into detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act

Published on: April 8, 2025

In November 2023, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner launched an inquiry into involuntary detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act (AGA). In April 2025, the Commissioner released her findings and recommendations.

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Spreading our wings: Annual Report 2023/24 and Service Plan 2024/25–2026/27

Published on: September 11, 2024

Our Annual Report (2023/2024) tells the story of our work and outcomes resulting from the previous fiscal year.

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Rights in Focus: Lived realities in B.C.

Published on: August 19, 2024

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 […]

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Community briefs

Published on: April 24, 2024

The latest product from our Baseline Project is four insightful, research-based Community Briefs. The briefs aim to provide a snapshot of human rights issues being faced by four B.C. communities: Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Cranbrook […]

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