Human Rights Tribunal

Richard Agecoutay, as shown in this handout image, is a CBC videographer based in Saskatchewan. He has been granted a human rights hearing against his employer, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., over racial discrimination claims. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

Indigenous CBC employee’s racism claims to be heard by human-rights tribunal

Regina-based videographer says CBC offered him settlement, but only if he signed an NDA

 

A human rights complaint against a Canadian Tire store on Vancouver Island and one of its managers has been dismissed. (Black Press Media file photo)

Human rights complaint dismissed after B.C. customer allegedly told to ‘speak English’

Incident involved dispute between customer and manager at a Canadian Tire store in 2020

 

Joyce Middleton, the director of a northern B.C. massage school, must pay a Muslim man $12,000 after emailing him to confirm he was was not of the Islamic faith prior to his appointment, the B.C Human Rights Tribunal has decided. (Canadian Press photo)

B.C. massage school director who asked client if he was Muslim fined $12K

School’s director emailed the man prior to his appointment to ‘certify’ his religion

 

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has denied an application from Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island to dismiss a complaint from a customer who was denied entry for not wearing a mask. (Stock photo)

Nanaimo thrift store facing human rights complaint from maskless shopper

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal denies Habitat for Humanity’s application to dismiss complaint

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has denied an application from Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island to dismiss a complaint from a customer who was denied entry for not wearing a mask. (Stock photo)
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of the Nelson Police Department in a case involving a woman who had reported sexual assault. File photo

UPDATE: Human rights complaint against B.C. police over sex assault report dismissed

Tribunal says filing about how Nelson police treated a trans woman won’t move forward

The BC Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of the Nelson Police Department in a case involving a woman who had reported sexual assault. File photo
Maria Kovacs had a successful human rights complaint against the City of Maple Ridge over accessibility for visually impaired people. (The News files)

B.C. blind woman awarded $35,000 due to traffic circles and bike lanes

Tribunal says Maple Ridge failed to consider needs of disabled in roadwork, orders changes

Maria Kovacs had a successful human rights complaint against the City of Maple Ridge over accessibility for visually impaired people. (The News files)
It’s time to give the Sunnyside Park softball fields much-needed upgrades and improvements, say parents and stakeholders with the South Surrey White Rock Minor Softball Association. (Cheryl Holt/Pixabay photo)

‘Unsafe’ South Surrey softball field worrying to parents, stakeholders

‘A well-placed ground ball often becomes a home run instead of a single’

It’s time to give the Sunnyside Park softball fields much-needed upgrades and improvements, say parents and stakeholders with the South Surrey White Rock Minor Softball Association. (Cheryl Holt/Pixabay photo)
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says a Vancouver juice bar manager discriminated against one of his employees from 2019 on the basis of sex and race. The complainant, who was 13 years old at the time, was awarded close to $28,000. (Credit: Unsplash)

Black 13-year-old accused of stealing from B.C. employer wins rights complaint

Human Rights Tribunal orders restaurant, manager to pay teen $28K

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says a Vancouver juice bar manager discriminated against one of his employees from 2019 on the basis of sex and race. The complainant, who was 13 years old at the time, was awarded close to $28,000. (Credit: Unsplash)
Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a $23.4-billion settlement agreement for First Nations children, youth and families harmed by the federal government’s underfunding of child welfare services.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Human Rights Tribunal approves $23B First Nations child welfare settlement

Those who qualify for the settlement will receive at least $40,000, court approval needed

Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a $23.4-billion settlement agreement for First Nations children, youth and families harmed by the federal government’s underfunding of child welfare services.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
B.C.’s Court of Appeal ruled on an interpretation of the Human Rights Code on April 21 that makes it easier for employees to argue cases of workplace discrimination in relation to family status. (Black Press Media file photo)

Court decision affords B.C. parents, caregivers greater protection in the workplace

Appeal ruling removes barrier for workers trying to prove family-based discrimination

B.C.’s Court of Appeal ruled on an interpretation of the Human Rights Code on April 21 that makes it easier for employees to argue cases of workplace discrimination in relation to family status. (Black Press Media file photo)
Chief Clinton Key, right, of the Key First Nation, and elected councillor Solomon Reece attend a news conference about the launch of consultations regarding Bill C-92, federal legislation that re-affirms the rights of Indigenous communities to establish and provide their own child welfare services, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Indigenous child-welfare settlement heading back to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Revised $23-billion compensation package called the largest settlement in Canadian history

Chief Clinton Key, right, of the Key First Nation, and elected councillor Solomon Reece attend a news conference about the launch of consultations regarding Bill C-92, federal legislation that re-affirms the rights of Indigenous communities to establish and provide their own child welfare services, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal awarded a B.C. man $6,000 after two of his colleagues used a derogatory slur against him during a physical fight. (The Canadian Press)

B.C. taxi driver wins human rights complaint over colleagues’ use of derogatory slur

Man awarded $6,000 for psychological impacts

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal awarded a B.C. man $6,000 after two of his colleagues used a derogatory slur against him during a physical fight. (The Canadian Press)
Kasari Govender, British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner, is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Human Rights Commission

B.C. commissioner urges creative ways to fight hate as reports double during pandemic

Report finds legal and government responses to hate have been ‘largely ineffective’

Kasari Govender, British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner, is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Human Rights Commission
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Whitewater Concrete Ltd. and one of its employees to pay damages to a former worker over racial slurs that were made against him. (The Canadian Press)

Employee’s racial slurs put B.C. concrete company on the line for discrimination damages

Whitewater Concrete and employee ordered to pay former worker for injury to dignity, self-respect

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Whitewater Concrete Ltd. and one of its employees to pay damages to a former worker over racial slurs that were made against him. (The Canadian Press)
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B.C. boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal to help tackle increased caseload

Number of cases more than doubled from 1,460 in 2019 to 3,192 in 2022

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Former video analyst Rachel Doerrie filed a human rights complaint against the Vancouver Canucks on Nov. 22, claiming they fired her on a discriminatory basis. (Credit: Vancouver Canucks/Twitter)

Fired Vancouver Canucks analyst files human rights complaint against team

Rachel Doerrie says termination was discriminatory, based on sex and disabilities

Former video analyst Rachel Doerrie filed a human rights complaint against the Vancouver Canucks on Nov. 22, claiming they fired her on a discriminatory basis. (Credit: Vancouver Canucks/Twitter)
Kasari Govender, British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner, is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Human Rights Commission. *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Human Rights Commissioner calls for an end to police officer program in B.C. schools

Marginalized students, as well as their parents and communities, have raised significant concerns

Kasari Govender, British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner, is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Human Rights Commission. *MANDATORY CREDIT*
British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. A B.C. Afro-Indigenous single mother has been awarded $150,000, after she was discriminated against and her children taken into the child welfare system.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

B.C. human rights tribunal awards $150,000 in child welfare discrimination case

Ruling says custody decision about her children based on stereotypes

British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. A B.C. Afro-Indigenous single mother has been awarded $150,000, after she was discriminated against and her children taken into the child welfare system.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The space behind the switchboard on the Queen of Cumberland where women engineers have been changing into their coveralls. This space cannot be locked and has five separate entrances, says lawyer Adrienne Smith. Crew members often need to enter to get equipment. This space is typical of spaces where women engineers change, Smith says. (Courtesy of Adrienne Smith)

BC Ferries engineers told to provide more detail on sexual harassment claims

16 women say they face bullying, discrimination based on gender, sex

The space behind the switchboard on the Queen of Cumberland where women engineers have been changing into their coveralls. This space cannot be locked and has five separate entrances, says lawyer Adrienne Smith. Crew members often need to enter to get equipment. This space is typical of spaces where women engineers change, Smith says. (Courtesy of Adrienne Smith)
Maxwell Johnson (left) and members of the Heiltsuk Nation gathered outside the BMO on Burrard Street in Vancouver May 5 to announce a settlement has been reached after Johnson and his granddaughter were handcuffed outside the branch two years ago. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

Heiltsuk man, granddaughter handcuffed outside Vancouver BMO reach settlement with police

VPD promises overhaul of police training, addressing of anti-Indigenous racism

Maxwell Johnson (left) and members of the Heiltsuk Nation gathered outside the BMO on Burrard Street in Vancouver May 5 to announce a settlement has been reached after Johnson and his granddaughter were handcuffed outside the branch two years ago. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)