On November 1, 2018, the British Columbia Government tabled Bill
50, Human Rights Code Amendment Act,
2018. The Bill would amend the Human Rights Code to
reflect the recommendations contained in the December 2017 report
of the Parliamentary Secretary of Sport and Multiculturalism,
"A Human Rights Commission for the 21st Century:
British Columbians Talk About Human Rights". The Bill
passed second reading on November 8, 2018.
The two key components of the Bill
are to:
(i) extend the time limit to file a
human rights complaint from six months to twelve months; and
(ii) appoint a Human Rights
Commissioner.
According to the Bill, the Human
Rights Commissioner's term of office would be for five years
with a provision for one additional term, also up to five years.
The Commissioner would be responsible for promoting and protecting
human rights, including by doing any of the following:
