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Discrimination

Human Rights Code educational session now available as video in multiple languages

Vancouver, B.C. – Everyone deserves access to basic information about their human rights and how they are protected—whether they speak English or another language. That is why BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) is releasing videos of its educational sessions about B.C.’s Human Rights Code, the principal human…

September 7, 2023
Hate & racism

Human Rights Commissioner to discuss hate inquiry with leaders in Fort St. John

Vancouver, B.C. – On Thursday, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will join decision makers and community leaders in Fort St. John for a conversation about her recently completed Inquiry into hate in the pandemic (the Inquiry). In March 2023, the final report of the Inquiry, titled “From hate to…

July 19, 2023
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Discrimination

Human Rights Commissioner to intervene in B.C. Supreme Court case on discrimination in child custody…

Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has been granted leave to intervene in a case about whether the BC Human Rights Tribunal may make decisions about discrimination in matters concerning child protection. Yesterday, B.C.’s Supreme Court accepted Commissioner Kasari Govender’s application to make submissions in Vancouver Aboriginal Child and…

June 22, 2023
Hate & racism

Human Rights Commissioner hosts living library event in Nanaimo to advance solutions to hate

Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will be in Nanaimo tomorrow speaking with community leaders about the recommendations in her recently completed Inquiry into hate in the pandemic (the Inquiry). In March 2023, the final report of the Inquiry, titled “From hate to hope,” revealed a dramatic…

June 14, 2023
Hate & racism

Human Rights Commissioner hosts community conversation in Penticton to advance recommendations from inquiry on hate…

Vancouver, B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will be in Penticton tomorrow speaking with decision makers and community leaders about the recommendations from her recently completed Inquiry into hate in the pandemic (the Inquiry). In March 2023, the final report of the Inquiry, titled “From hate to hope,”…

June 6, 2023
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B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner asks community and rights-related organizations to continue to share their priorities

Vancouver, B.C. – Early responses to a survey from B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner indicate poverty and housing are top concerns for service and rights-related organizations in the province. Of the over 400 organizations that have so far responded to the Commissioner’s “Baseline” survey, approximately a fifth cited either housing and…

May 24, 2023
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Commissioner asks B.C. service organizations to weigh in on human rights priorities

Vancouver, B.C. – What are the most pressing human rights issues facing people across B.C. and what can be done about them? B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is asking organizations working in community service and rights-related fields to identify their human rights priorities and concerns in a new survey. The survey…

May 4, 2023
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Hate & Racism

Report: From hate to hope (Inquiry into hate in the pandemic)

March 30, 2023
Hate & racism

Inquiry into hate in the pandemic releases final report calling for targeted action to address…

Note: Translations of the Commissioner’s quotes are available below in the following languages: simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Tagalog, French, Farsi, and Punjabi. Vancouver B.C. – The final report of the Inquiry into hate in the pandemic (the Inquiry) reveals a dramatic spike in hate incidents across B.C. during the COVID-19…

March 7, 2023
Hate & racism

Advisory: Embargoed release and launch event for final report of the Inquiry into hate

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will release the final report of the Inquiry into hate in the pandemic on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at an in-person joint media and community event that is being livestreamed across the province from 10:00am to 11:30am PDT.   Media are invited…

March 3, 2023
Hate & racism

Advisory: Media are invited to receive embargoed release of final report of the Inquiry into…

Vancouver B.C. – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, will release the final report of the Inquiry into hate in the pandemic on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at an in-person joint media and community event that is being livestreamed across the province from 10:00am to 11:30am PDT. Media are invited…

February 28, 2023
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Budget submission 2023/24–2025/26

October 21, 2022