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Discrimination Media Release

Human rights of the unhoused must be respected when removing tent city encampment

Vancouver – B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner has sent a letter to the province’s housing minister and the Mayor of Vancouver, urging them to respect human rights when removing homeless encampments on city streets. A copy of the letter is available here. “The eviction of people and dismantling of their homes…

August 9, 2022
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Discrimination Media Release

Commissioner’s statement on recent assaults on homeless people

Vancouver - In response to a spate of incidents of violence that had devastating impacts on unhoused people across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, the commissioner issued the following statement: “Last week's violence is a stark reminder of the devastating impacts of hate and violence on those most marginalized by…

August 3, 2022
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Discrimination Story

Advisory: Housing and your human rights – renter alert

Everyone has the right to be free from discrimination when renting an apartment, house, co-op unit, or other space. BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is holding a free, virtual session to help people understand the B.C. Human Rights Code and how it can help identify discrimination. The session…

May 17, 2022
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General

Budget submission 2021/22–2023/24

August 17, 2021
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General

Public Interest Disclosure Act: Annual report about disclosures for BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner

August 17, 2021
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General

Open letter calling for a national strategy for the collection of disaggregated health data

August 17, 2021
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COVID-19

Policy statement: COVID-19 pandemic

July 16, 2021
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Poverty

Adding “social condition” as a protected ground to B.C.’s Human Rights Code

January 22, 2021
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Discrimination

Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

September 29, 2020