Canadian Human Rights Commission Updates Its Complaint Rules

On October 28, 2022, the Canadian Human Rights Commission (Commission) announced that it had updated its Complaint Rules (Updated Rules). The Updated Rules apply to all complaints received after October 19, 2022. The Updated Rules also apply to complaints entering the next stage in the Commission's complaint process after October 19, 2022.

In this Federal Post, we provide a summary of some of the changes made to the Updated Rules that will be of interest to federal employers.

New 60-Day Timeline

A respondent must deliver its response to the Commission and the complainant within 60 calendar days (a change from the previous 30 calendar days) of receiving the notification of the complaint. This new 60-day timeline also applies to preliminary issues raised as part of the response under sections 40 or 41 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, and to delivery of the complainant's reply.