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According to law student Charlotte Dalwood, it's time for the federal government to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the charter protects transgender Canadians’ rights to equality and freedom from discrimination.

Tribunal says “large volume” of complaints and inquiries have also been thrown out

VANCOUVER — The first public inquiry from British Columbias Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will examine white supremacy and the "disturbing surge of hate" during the COVID-19 pandemic.The . . .

  VANCOUVER -- There are "limited circumstances" in which businesses and service providers can require people to provide proof of vaccination, according to new guidance from B.C.s human rights commissioner. Kasari Govenders guidance, published online this week, stresses that vaccination status policies should only be implemented if "less intrusive means of preventing COVID-19 transmission are inadequate for the setting and if due consideration is given to the human rights of everyone involv...

Country: CA  Instructions: Download your final exam from VIU Learn. Put your name and student number on your final exam. This is an individual effort assignment. You may not talk to anyone about the final exam or share materials with anyone. The final exam is open book. This means that you may consult any paper resources you have. You may not access the internet during the final exam. Complete your submissions by adding material to the Final Exam. Save your work regularly during the final exa...

Article content B.C. has the worst gender pay gap in Canada and, on International Women’s Day, the B.C. Liberals blasted the NDP government for refusing to bring in pay-equity legislation which it said would close that gap. Liberal MLA Stephanie Cadieux is pushing for the government to debate her private member’s bill, which would require businesses that employ more than 50 people to disclose a breakdown of salaries and bonuses paid to all employees in order to identify gender disparities. ...

Vancouver-based company Aurora Biomed has been ordered by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to pay a former sales associate more than $20,000 after she complained of discrimination and was later fired.

Ontario Privacy Law Overview Despite growing concerns about privacy protection, the Ontario government has generally taken a limited approach to employee privacy legislation. While the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ( PIPEDA) governs personal information held by provincially-regulated private sector organizations when it is collected, used or disclosed in the course of commercial activities, it does not apply to employee information. Currently in Ontario, only emp...