Vancouver B.C. – A video shows a helicopter setting fire to a dense forest. The caption that reads, “That’s how your fire started,” implying this is the cause of one […]

Misinformation is more than just inconvenient; it’s dangerous and a direct threat to our human rights (learn more below). Take this quiz and test your ability to STOP misinformation before […]

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) exists to address the root causes of inequality, discrimination, and injustice in B.C. by shifting laws, policies, practices and cultures. We do […]

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.

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.

Vancouver B.C. – The third livestreamed event in the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Beyond the Headlines conversation series will highlight how we discuss gender identity and expression with young people.   […]

B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is hosting a series of live conversations on key issues facing B.C. with leading experts and community advocates. Learn more about the Beyond the Headlines discussion […]

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has been granted leave to intervene in a case before the Court of Appeal on the rights of unhoused people living in encampments. […]

B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner intervened in this case to clarify how the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international human rights law applies to the rights of unhoused people living in encampments.

A workshop from BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner We envision a province in which we are all free from inequality, discrimination, and injustice. Join us for a 90-minute […]

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.

Vancouver B.C. – BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) released a report today that reviews progress made by provincial public bodies on recommendations the Commissioner issued in her […]

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) exists to address the root causes of inequality, discrimination, and injustice in B.C. by shifting laws, policies, practices and cultures. We do […]

Vancouver B.C. – In response to the City of Vancouver pausing efforts to build new supportive housing, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, and the Federal Housing Advocate, Marie-Josée Houle, […]

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is hosting the second livestream in the Beyond the Headlines series, which will highlight migrant workers’ rights. On Thursday, May 15 at 10:30 […]

Vancouver B.C. – On Thursday, the B.C. Court of Appeal issued a decision that upholds the BC Human Rights Tribunal’s jurisdiction to make decisions about discrimination in cases relating to […]