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Human Rights Tribunal found nanny was sexually assaulted, isolated and underfed by employer.

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (BCHRT) recently considered the effect of a release executed by a terminated employee who, after signing the release, pursued a human rights complaint against his former employer.

In three years (lightning speed in the law), medically assisted dying went from being illegal to being legal. A great deal has changed, a great deal will still change, and a great deal of uncertainty...

On January 31, 2018, the Ontario Divisional Court affirmed that "conscientiously objecting" physicians can be required to provide emergency care and referrals relating to medical services ...

On February 6, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") issued Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) ("Carter"), a landmark and unanimous decision on physician-assisted dying.

The Federal Court of Appeal recently addressed the role of interveners and, in doing so, the proper role of the courts

The Supreme Court of Canada has pronounced its long-awaited judgment in the Carter proceedings that tested the constitutionality of Canada’s absolute criminal prohibition on physician assisted death.

The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the "FCLA") entered into force on January 1, 2024. While much of the attention surrounding the FCLA...

On September 29, 2020, the Canadian Government announced the imposition of sanctions on various officials of the government of Belarus (the "Belarus Sanctions") effective immediately.

On September 29, 2020, Canada imposed economic sanctions against 11 Belarusian government officials ("listed person(s)") implicated in state-sponsored violence and human rights violations.

No, the BC test for family status discrimination has not been the subject of a survey question on TV's popular game show, Family Feud.

In 2018, a group of eight Caucasian employees of the Spruce Hill Resort and Spa Ltd. in British Columbia made a complaint to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, in which they alleged that they had been terminated ...

This bulletin highlights the obligations resulting from these recent measures that are of particular importance to businesses and importers.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently examined whether Quebec's Act to interrupt the electoral division delimitation process, which violated the Charter right to vote, could be justified under constitutional law. The case centered on the province's attempt to halt an independent boundary reform process to preserve certain electoral divisions, particularly in regions experiencing population decline.

In Horne v. Public Service Alliance of Canada ("Horne"), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ("Tribunal") dismissed an application claiming that a job posting requiring a successful...

A recent human rights complaint against several salons in Vancouver, British Columbia sheds new light on the relationship between human rights law and persons who identify as transgender.

The Alberta Human Rights Commission (the Commission) recently published its annual report, highlighting trends in human rights complaints for the fiscal year April 1, 2023—March 31, 2024.