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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 […]

About this glossary Our Office recognizes that language evolves and that meanings change depending on context. We also recognize that language carries weight: words can foster inclusion or lead to […]

What is web accessibility and why is it important to us? We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a […]

General legal information The information on this website is provided as general information and is not legal advice. If you need advice about a specific legal problem, please contact a […]

Scope Personal information Personal information is recorded information about an identifiable individual. Personal information includes things such as an individual’s name, address, birth date, email address and phone number. Collection […]

Commissioner Kasari Govender Pronounciation (keh-SAR’-ee GUV’-en-der) Biography Short bio B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, started her five-year term on Sept. 3, 2019. As an independent officer of the Legislature, Commissioner […]

B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) is committed to ensuring that the personal information you provide is protected. The personal information that you provide is collected in accordance […]

The Commissioner’s Office offers free, introductory educational sessions about B.C.’s Human Rights Code, a human rights law aimed at protecting everyone in the province from inequality, discrimination and injustice. Our workshops focus on […]

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 […]

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 […]