In December 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark
decision, British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v.
Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62, which expands the scope of workplace
human rights protection.
Background
The Schrenk case involved a human rights complaint made by Mr.
Mohammadreza Sheikhzadeh-Mashgoul, a civil engineer working for
Omega and Associates Engineering Ltd. (the
"Complainant"), claiming that he had
been harassed by a site supervisor while working on a road
improvement project.
The alleged harasser, Schrenk, worked for Clemas Contracting
Ltd. ("Clemas"), the primary
construction contractor on the project.
The Complainant was a Muslim of Iranian descent. The alleged
harassment included:
