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Last updated: July 31, 2025

This page includes BC Human Rights Tribunal decisions released in the last 30 days. We publish decisions every two weeks on Thursdays.

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The official version of the BC Human Rights Tribunal decision is the signed original in the Tribunal’s files. If there is a discrepancy between a decision on our website and the official version, the official version is authoritative.

Note: Any errors in these decisions will be corrected as identified.

Posted August 14, 2025

Female Softball Players (by Michael Sharpe) v. City of Victoria (No. 5)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO SET ASIDE ORDERS TO ATTEND – RULE 31(3) – APPLICATION TO RECONSIDER A DECISION – RULE 36
Date of decision: August 7, 2025
2025 BCHRT 182

Brathwaite v. Lu’ma Native Hosing Society

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c)
Date of decision: August 7, 2025
2025 BCHRT 181

Parent B obo Child B v. Ministry of Children and Family Development

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c)
Date of decision: July 31, 2025
2025 BCHRT 180

Teacher v. School District and others

REASONS FOR DECISION – TIMELINESS OF COMPLAINT – Section 22
Date of decision: July 31, 2025
2025 BCHRT 179

Akinbiyi v. Community Builders Benevolence Group (No.2)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(d)(ii)
Date of decision: July 30, 2025
2025 BCHRT 177

Patsa obo others v. Fraser Health Authority

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO RECONSIDER A DECISION – Rule 36
Date of decision: July 22, 2025
2025 BCHRT 176

Borges Ferrer v. Vancouver Police Board

REASONS FOR DECISION – TIMELINESS OF COMPLAINT – Section 22
Date of decision: July 30, 2025
2025 BCHRT 175

Champagne v. Synergy Day Spa and another (No. 2)

REASONS FOR DECISION
Date of decision: July 29, 2025
2025 BCHRT 174

Khanna v. BC Ministry of Finance (No.2)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO RECONSIDER A DECISION – Rule 36
Date of decision: July 29, 2025
2025 BCHRT 173

Khan v. The Society of Notaries Public of BC (SNPBC) (No.2)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO RECONSIDER A DECISION – Rule 36
Date of decision: July 25, 2025
2025 BCHRT 172

Parenteau v. WorkSafeBC and another

APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c) and (d)(ii)
Date of decision: July 25, 2025
2025 BCHRT 171

Cook B v. OPAL Development Limited Partnership (No.2)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO RECONSIDER A SCREENING DECISION – Rule 36
Date of decision: July 17, 2025
2025 BCHRT 164

Ms. C v. Halton Recycling Ltd. and another – AMENDMENT

AMENDMENT
Date of decision: August 13, 2025
2023 BCHRT 154

Ms. C v. Halton Recycling Ltd. and another, 2023 BCHRT 154 – AMENDED

REASONS FOR DECISION – TIMELINESS OF COMPLAINT – Section 22
Date of decision: October 11, 2023
2023 BCHRT 154

Posted July 31, 2025

Chin v. British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., (No.2)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(d)(ii)
Date of decision: July 17, 2025
2025 BCHRT 170

Johnson v. District of Saanich

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c) and 27(1)(g)
Date of decision: July 17, 2025
2025 BCHRT 169

Mr. S v. Dr. M and another (No. 2)

REASONS FOR DECISION
Date of decision: July 16, 2025
2025 BCHRT 168

MacDonald v. Klein

REASONS FOR DECISION – TIMELINESS OF COMPLAINT – Section 22
Date of decision: July 17, 2025
2025 BCHRT 167

Cooper v. Mozel and another

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c) – APPLICATION TO LIMIT PUBLICATION – Rule 5 – APPLICATION FOR COSTS – Section 37(4)
Date of decision: July 17, 2025
2025 BCHRT 166

Gongora v. Vancity Community Foundation

REASONS FOR DECISION – TIMELINESS OF COMPLAINT – Section 22
Date of decision: July 16, 2025
2025 BCHRT 165

Ding v. Technical Safety BC (formerly, British Columbia Safety Authority)

REASONS FOR DECISION – TIMELINESS OF COMPLAINT – Section 22
Date of decision: July 10, 2025
2025 BCHRT 163

Pearson v. Global News and others

REASONS FOR DECISION – TIMELINESS OF COMPLAINT – Section 22
Date of decision: July 10, 2025
2025 BCHRT 162

Marchfelder v. The University of British Columbia

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO AMEND A COMPLAINT – Rule 24
Date of decision: July 8, 2025
2025 BCHRT 161

Parent and another v. Ministry of Children and Family Development (No.2)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(f)
Date of decision: July 8, 2025
2025 BCHRT 160

O’Keeffe v. School District No.39 (Vancouver)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c)
Date of decision: July 8, 2025
2025 BCHRT 159

O’Brien-Hornsey v. British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (No. 2)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO RECONSIDER A DECISION – Rule 36 – APPLICATION TO LIMIT PUBLICATION – Rule 5(6) – APPLICATION FOR DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE – Rule 23
Date of decision: July 16, 2025
2025 BCHRT 158

Employee v. Company and others (No. 2)

REASONS FOR DECISION
Date of decision: July 8, 2025
2025 BCHRT 157

Wolfe v. West Kootenay Women’s Association and others

REASONS FOR DECISION – TIMELINESS OF COMPLAINT (RECONSIDERED) – Section 22
Date of decision: June 27, 2025
2025 BCHRT 156

Psychologist v. Calian Ltd. and others

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c) and (d)(ii)
Date of decision: June 27, 2025
2025 BCHRT 155

Shah v. Oak Tree Foundation and another

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – APPLICATION FOR COSTS – Section 27(1)(c), (d)(ii) and (f) – Section 37(4)
Date of decision: June 25, 2025
2025 BCHRT 154

Velasquez v. Mile One Eating House

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27 (1)(c)
Date of decision: June 25, 2025
2025 BCHRT 153

Cardinal and another v. The Owners, Strata Plan KAS 112

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c)
Date of decision: June 25, 2025
2025 BCHRT 152

Taggart v. Buds Cannabis and others (No.3)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO RECONSIDER A DECISION – Rule 36
Date of decision: June 24, 2025
2025 BCHRT 151

Ens v. Ministry of Citizens’ Services (Supply Services – BC Mail Plus)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(g)
Date of decision: June 24, 2025
2025 BCHRT 150

Sun v. Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (No.4)

REASONS FOR DECISION– TIMELINESS OF COMPLAINT [RECONSIDERED] – Section 22
Date of decision: June 25, 2025
2025 BCHRT 149

Knos v. Options Community Services

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Sections 27(1)(c) and (g)
Date of decision: June 24, 2025
2025 BCHRT 148

Pooni v. Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c) and 27(1)(g)
Date of decision: June 20, 2025
2025 BCHRT 147

Satterthwaite v. Regional District of Central Okanagan and another

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c)
Date of decision: June 20, 2025
2025 BCHRT 146

Cui v. Fluor Constructors Canada Ltd.

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DEFER A COMPLAINT – Section 25 and Rule 16
Date of decision: June 18, 2025
2025 BCHRT 145

Teacher D v. The School District and others

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO LIMIT PUBLICATION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c) – Section 27(1)(g)
Date of decision: June 18, 2025
2025 BCHRT 144

Posted July 17, 2025

Gesslein v. Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction and others

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(f)
Date of decision: June 17, 2025
2025 BCHRT 143

Cooper v. Cermaq Canada Inc. and another

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(b), 27(1)(c) and 27(1)(d)(ii)
Date of decision: June 17, 2025
2025 BCHRT 142

Mr. T v. Silver Bullet Solutions

REASONS FOR DECISION
Date of decision: June 13, 2025
2025 BCHRT 141

Chow v. Save-on-Foods and another (No.3)

REASONS FOR DECISION
Date of decision: June 13, 2025
2025 BCHRT 140

Potter v. London Drugs

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c)
Date of decision: June 12, 2025
2025 BCHRT 139

Heuze v. Chaput

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c)
Date of decision: June 11, 2025
2025 BCHRT 138

Parlett v. His Majesty the King in the Right of the Province of British Columbia as Represented by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (Liquor Distribution Branch)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT – Section 27(1)(c)
Date of decision: June 10, 2025
2025 BCHRT 136

Posted July 15, 2025

Khan v. The Society of Notaries Public of BC (SNPBC)

REASONS FOR DECISION – APPLICATION FOR DISCLOSURE – Rule 23
Date of decision: June 10, 2025
2025 BCHRT 130