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Published on: March 13, 2023
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.
Learn more about Report: From hate to hope (Inquiry into hate in the pandemic)
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Published on: October 21, 2022
This submission was presented to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
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Published on: September 26, 2022
Our Annual Report (2021/2022) tells the story of our work and outcomes resulting from the previous fiscal year.
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Published on: April 4, 2022
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.
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Published on: November 24, 2021
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.
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Published on: November 22, 2021
Our Annual Report (2020/2021) tells the story of our work and outcomes resulting from the previous fiscal year.
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Published on: August 17, 2021
This submission was presented to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
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Published on: August 17, 2021
The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA), B.C.’s whistleblower protection law, came into force on Dec. 1, 2019.
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Published on: August 17, 2021
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.
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Published on: July 16, 2021
This statement is intended to provide guidance to employers, landlords, service providers and each of us as individuals about how to ensure that human rights are protected and balanced against urgent public health priorities.