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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By Warren Clarke, University of Manitoba Youth employment in Canada continues to be a concern. Young people between the ages of 15 and 30 are less likely to find and …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Ottawa expanding Employment Equity Act to specifically protect Black, 2SLGBTQI+ workers
In a landmark move to enhance workplace fairness and inclusion, the federal government has announced the expansion of the Employment Equity Act to explicitly protect Black and 2SLGBTQI+ workers. This …
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Employer’s ‘immediate and comprehensive’ approach to racial slur lauded in ruling that workplace wasn’t a poisoned environment
The Alberta Human Rights Commission has dismissed a complaint by an employee of the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) against her employer after one of her colleagues …
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