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The Supreme Court of Canada has provided some important guidance regarding who qualifies as an "employee" under the British Columbia Human Rights Code.

The mandate for the panel is clear that its work is not a substitute for ongoing federal consultation and sets a deadline of November 1, 2016 for delivery of its report, which will be made public.

On April 30, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal with costs to Jessica Ernst for her claim against Alberta Energy Regulator.

Not unlike the debate currently going on before the Supreme Court of Canada surrounding physician assisted suicide, we have seen and heard public outcry and resistance to changes in laws governing social and moral issues before.

The inability to measure and mitigate impairment from medical cannabis means employers can avoid accommodation requests from employees, according to the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in IBEW

Albertans are voting on whether to initiate the legal process toward a binding referendum that could fundamentally reshape the province's relationship with Canada. This episode examines the constitutional, legal, and political dimensions of what may be the most consequential question facing Canadian federalism today. The discussion explores the procedural requirements, legal frameworks, and potential implications of Alberta pursuing greater autonomy or independence.

The delay of complaint resolution and limitation on the available processes for determining complaints will continue. If you are a respondent waiting on the outcome of an application to dismiss...

The CORE's mandate will initially focus on the mining, oil and gas and garment sectors, but may expand to other sectors in the future.

Yesterday we released a post addressing a recent incident with Toronto Police and an innocent bystander, who decided to record the police while they were apprehending a suspect near Ryerson University earlier in the week.

On January 31, 2014, the Federal Court of Appeal held in Lemire v Canadian Human Rights Commission that the hate speech prohibition in the Canadian Human Rights Act is constitutional.

The Toronto Police Service is now being examined by the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC).

In October 2016, hours before a championship series game between the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays, Douglas Cardinal, an Anishnaabe elder, commenced an application at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, ...

The answer to this question is undoubtedly, yes. The right to legal counsel upon arrest is a fundamental right in Canada and if you find yourself in such a situation you should always request to speak with a lawyer in the first instance.

On March 5, 2020, the Integrity Commissioner, the Honourable J. David Wake, made a conflict of interest determination about the recent appointment to the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)...

The Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2017 ("Bill 164") was introduced to the Ontario Legislature and passed First Reading on October 4, 2017.

London District Catholic School Board v. Weilgosh, [2024] O.J. No. 1127, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 13, 2024, N.L. Backhouse, G.W. King and J. Krawchenko JJ.

On February 25, 2016, the Commission published a public statement on its website affirming that the new policy does not actually recognize ethical veganism as a creed.