A former teacher cannot pursue a race-discrimination and reprisal complaint against an Indigenous-run elementary school in Ontario after she launched a civil lawsuit against the same employer over the… Free …
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The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint from an indigenous woman who alleged she was denied a Health Manager job with British Columbia’s Sechelt First Nation because of …
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The uncertain interaction between UNDRIP, DRIPA, and B.C. labour law: Reconciling collective agreements and indigenous autonomy
In 2019, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia enacted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act,[1] (“DRIPA”), which incorporated the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous …
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Worker can’t add sex, race grounds to family status complaint against Taku River Tlingit First Nation
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has denied a complainant’s motion to expand her discrimination complaint against the Taku River Tlingit First Nation in British Columbia to include allegations of se… …
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Alberta tribunal bars proposed expert from Indigenous discrimination case against Imperial Oil
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has refused to qualify a proposed expert witness in a systemic discrimination complaint filed by an Indigenous employee against Imperial Oil Limited, finding the acad… …
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PREMIUM Military court fines corporal $500 for drunken behaviour during weapons course
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A Federal Court has struck down a proposed class action by Aboriginal employees against Indian Oil and Gas Canada, finding the court lacked jurisdiction to hear claims that must be …
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Settlement between Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and Dean Montour in wrongful dismissal case
By Marcus Bankuti | The Eastern Door A confidential settlement has been reached between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the former head of Mohawk Online, whose allegations of wrongful&n… Free …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint from a former Thunder Bay police officer who alleged racial harassment and discrimination over the service’s grooming policy and workplac… …
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Alberta court upholds Law Society’s mandatory Indigenous cultural training and anti-harassment rules
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has dismissed a lawyer’s challenge to the Law Society of Alberta’s continuing professional development program and anti-harassment code provisions, ruling the regulat… Free Membership …