“Equality is important to me” What does the next generation of British Columbians think about equal rights? BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is celebrating International Human Rights Day […]

What is decolonization? Decolonization is central to the work of human rights in our society, and consequently to the work of BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commisioner. Decolonization is […]

What we’re doing While domestic protections have lagged behind, the high rates of poverty in the province violate B.C.’s obligations to respect people’s right to an adequate standard of living […]

What we’re doing Our Office is committed to reducing the presence of hate in our society. Recent incidents of racism and violence across B.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic are deeply […]

Rights in detention Disproportionate detention of certain groups, particularly Indigenous people, reveal systemic and substantive inequality in the operation of the law. These public institutions are required to interact with […]

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. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has launched an inquiry to quantify the use of force by police against racialized people and people with mental health issues in B.C. […]

Building on the Commissioner’s 2021 Equity is Safer report, this inquiry seeks to quantify police use of force in B.C. against people who are racialized and/or have mental health issues.

Vancouver, B.C. – On Monday, the B.C. Supreme Court issued a decision in Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) v. R.R. that will impact how issues of discrimination are […]

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 […]

Have you ever wondered what systemic discrimination is? Or what its impacts are? And what you can do about it? Join one of our free 90-minute sessions to learn about […]

A workshop from BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner Do you collect or use data about British Columbians in the course of your daily work? Have you ever wondered […]

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.

Nanaimo, B.C. – A new mural in Nanaimo aims to bring people together to combat hate. Unveiled on Thursday by B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, the mural is a […]

An inquiry into restrictions placed on media by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) during an April 2023 decampment in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Inquiry to review restrictions on media during April 2023 Downtown Eastside decampment Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has launched an inquiry into the exclusion or restriction of the […]