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  • Archived notices

    Archived notices June 4, 2019 The Tribunal is asking for participants in a survey about Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights. November 16, 2018 The Tribunal is asking for input about how to protect both privacy and freedom of expression in relation to its process. Please provide your input by January 14, 2019 to BCHumanRightsTribunal@gov.bc.ca or by mail. The Tribunal must protect…

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  • GA9: Order another party to give you documents (disclose documents)

    GA9: Order another party to give you documents (disclose documents) Last updated: January 24, 2024 Page contents Overview Parties must give each other copies of documents relating to the complaint. The legal term is “disclose documents”. See information about disclosing documents. Parties must share documents that they have or that they could get. You can ask another participant…

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  • Compensation for lost wages

    Compensation for lost wages Page contents Overview If a complainant wins their case at a hearing, the Tribunal will order a remedy. One of the remedies for discrimination is compensation for wages lost because of the discrimination. How the Tribunal calculates lost wages The Tribunal decides the amount after a hearing. It will decide how much wage loss…

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  • Indigenous peoples and human rights

    Indigenous peoples and human rights Last updated: November 27, 2023 Page contents Expanding Our Vision: Cultural Equality & Indigenous Peoples Human Rights On January 15, 2020, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal released a report addressing serious access to justice concerns for Indigenous Peoples bringing human rights complaints to the Tribunal. The report, entitled Expanding Our Vision: Cultural…

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  • Publications

    Publications Last updated: May 22, 2024 Page contents Overview The Human Rights Code forbids discrimination in publications. A publication discriminates when it has a very harmful effect on a person or group in relation to a ground of discrimination. A ground of discrimination is a personal characteristic protected under the Human Rights Code. People are free to…

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  • Human rights commissions

    Human rights commissions Provincial human rights commissions Alberta Human Rights Commission BC Office of the Human Rights Commissioner New Brunswick Human Rights Commission Newfoundland Human Rights Commission Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission Ontario Human Rights Commission Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission Yukon Human Rights Commission Federal human rights commission The Canadian…

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  • Tenancy

    Tenancy Last updated: May 23, 2024 Page contents: What do I need to show to make a discrimination complaint about tenancy? A complaint must set out facts that, if proved, could be discrimination under the Human Rights Code against each person named as a respondent. This means that a complaint must include information showing: 1. Grounds of discrimination / Personal…

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  • Glossary

    Words and phrases used in human rights You may not know all the words or phrases used in human rights complaints. Some words and phrases are explained here. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | h | I | J | M | N | O | P…

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  • Human rights and duties in employment

    Employment Last updated: May 21, 2024 Page contents Overview The Human Rights Code forbids discrimination in employment. See video in American Sign Language about protection in employment Discrimination is a negative effect regarding employment that is based on a ground of discrimination. A ground of discrimination is a personal characteristic protected under the Human Rights Code. Employers and others…

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  • 2020 updates

    September 22, 2020  The Tribunal has issued a Guide to On-line Hearings and Microsoft Teams Participant Instructions. These guides contain practical information that will help participants prepare for video hearings at the Tribunal.  June 22, 2020  The Tribunal has:  We will start inviting participants to create accounts. We ask for your patience as we move 1,600 cases into…

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