British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
We deal with human rights complaints in BC
The BC Human Rights Tribunal is responsible for accepting, screening, mediating, and adjudicating human rights complaints.
News
- Tribunal seeking volunteersCall for Expression of Interest The BC Human Rights Tribunal is seeking volunteers for an Advisory Group to make recommendations about the process for administering Tribunal discretion under s. 27(1) of the Human Rights Code. Qualified candidates should have experience with the Tribunal’s application to dismiss process under s. 27(1) of the Human Rights Code.… Read more: Tribunal seeking volunteers
- Revision to Mediation PolicyThe Tribunal has revised section 6F of its Mediation Policy to clarify that there is an exception to the requirement of confidentiality to the extent necessary to prove the existence of scope of the settlement.
- Case Path Pilot – Extension and ReviewThe Tribunal issued its Practice Direction initiating the Case Path Pilot [CPP] on May 6, 2022 and subsequently extended it pending the ongoing process review. The most recent extension expired on April 30, 2025. As of May 1, 2025, the Tribunal is extending the CPP until May 1, 2026 to coincide with its process review… Read more: Case Path Pilot – Extension and Review
- Survey announcedThe Tribunal has launched a survey on its Case Path Process and other process options. Please participate to help the Tribunal improve its process. This survey will be open until April 14, 2025.
- Update from the Chair on Backlog and DelayWhat is the Backlog? Backlogs accumulate when a Tribunal has more complaints than it has capacity to process. The number of new complaints filed with the Tribunal spiked in the 2020/21 fiscal year, and those numbers have remained more than double the historic average since. Tribunal resources did not keep pace with the increased demand.… Read more: Update from the Chair on Backlog and Delay