A workplace discrimination complaint, filed by a woman of Middle Eastern descent and a non-practicing Muslim, is proceeding to a full hearing after the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal denied …
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Court of Appeal rejects VAC Developments’ defamation case against former worker who took his story to CTV News
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by VAC Developments Limited in a defamation case against a former employee who had accused the company of failing to take …
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BC Human Rights Tribunal allows late-filed racial discrimination complaint against jazz club
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of accepting a late-filed racial discrimination complaint from a former employee of Hermann’s Jazz Club in Victoria, noting it has not …
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The Nova Scotia Board of Inquiry has dismissed a human rights complaint against the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission and Commissionaires Nova Scotia, finding that race was not a factor when officers …
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Indigenous teacher who claims white colleague threatened her over anti-racism work to get full hearing: Tribunal
A human rights complaint filed by an Indigenous teacher with the Vancouver School Board (VSB), who alleged she was threatened by a white co-worker in connection with her anti-racism work …
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Arbitrator issues interim ruling in grievance against York Region from Black worker who alleged discrimination, harassment
An arbitrator in Ontario has issued an interim ruling in a case involving a worker at the Regional Municipality of York who alleged discrimination and harassment based on race and …
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Former public servant’s claim of race-based discrimination against Privy Council Office dismissed
The Federal Court has dismissed a judicial review application filed by a former public servant against the Privy Council Office (PCO). The case centered on allegations of systemic discrimination in …
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‘Fundamentally flawed’: CBSA ordered to conduct new investigation into harassment and violence
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been ordered to conduct a new workplace investigation, using a different investigator, after a long-serving border guard alleged multiple incidents of workplace harassment …
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Fired CFO at City of Nanaimo awarded $650K, Tribunal says misconduct report was tainted by unconscious bias against Black men
The former chief financial officer (CFO) for the City of Nanaimo has been awarded nearly $650,000 after the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruled his suspension and termination were discriminatory. …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Black Canadians still face racism at work despite progress, KPMG survey finds
Despite ongoing efforts by Canadian companies to foster more equitable and inclusive workplaces, a significant majority of Black Canadians continue to experience racism and microaggressions on the job, according to …
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