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The British Columbia Supreme Court upheld a Human Rights Tribunal decision that decided that an equity partner in a law firm was also an employee for the purposes of employment legislation.

Bill Gates once said: "the Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow".

In its February 28, 2020 decision, Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya, the Supreme Court of Canada allowed a claim by three Eritrean citizens against a British Columbia ...

In Elmardy v Toronto Police Services Board, a significant decision by the Divisional Court, the three-judge panel awarded a victim of racial profiling damages of $75,000.

The Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated decision in Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission v Whatcott today.

The Canadian Parliament recently passed Bill S-201, the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, which protects individuals from having to disclose information related to genetic testing and test results.

The amendments, found in Bill 179, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014, will come into force at a future date, on Royal Proclamation.

The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has declared the Cyber-safety Act, Nova Scotia's controversial cyberbullying legislation, to be unconstitutional.

The Alberta Human Rights Commission decision of Susan Cush v Condominium Corporation No. 7510322 o/a Renfrew House recently confirmed the Human Rights Act and the Condominium Property Act...

We often come across situations where a resident of a condominium who has a dog claims to have a disability that requires that the dog live in their unit contrary to a pet restriction in the condominium's documents.

Caleb Pheluong, a Vancouver resident, was served eviction papers once his landlord discovered that he intended to have his boyfriend stay over one night.

On June 23, 2017, the Alberta Court of Appeal concluded that Jan Buterman was bound by a settlement he reached in relation to his complaint of discrimination.

In a recent decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ordered an employer to pay $55,000.00 in compensation to its former employee plus $2,904.00 for lost wages due to an improper workplace...

This bulletin outlines the intersection between two overlapping but separate obligations of employers. That is, the requirement to provide employees with statutory entitlements, while also reasonably accommodating employees from a human rights perspective.

Does your workplace have gender-neutral washrooms? Does your workplace have a dress code that accommodates all forms of gender expression? These are just two of the questions raised by the Ontario Human Rights Commission's ("OHRC") Policy on Preventing Discrimination because of Gender Identity and Gender Expression (the "Policy").

On July 12th, the Province of Ontario and First Nations, represented by the Chiefs-in-Assembly, announced an agreement-in-principle for Ontario to sell up to 15 million shares of Hydro One Limited to First Nation communities in the province.

There is no doubt that receiving life support is "treatment" as defined by Ontario's Health Care Consent Act, and it requires consent.