BC Human Rights Tribunal

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• Consumer and individual protections
• Disability
• Emergency and crisis
• Employment
• Federal human rights complaints
• Immigration
• Mental health
• Police complaints
• Prisoners
• Seniors
• Telephone information lines for provincial and federal government programs
• Tenancy
• Victims of sexual assault and violence

Consumer and individual protections

Find out about various consumer and individual protections services.

• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
• Better Business Bureau (BBB)
• BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA)
• Canadian Children’s Rights Council (CCRC)
• Canadian Judicial Council (CJC)
• Chief Judge – Provincial Court of British Columbia – Complaints
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
• Condo Home Owner’s Association
• Consumer Protection BC
• Legal Services Society (Legal Aid)
• Ombudsperson
• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Disability

Find help for those with disabilities.  Click on the following link for more information:

• Disability Alliance of BC (DABC)
• Victoria Disability Resource Centre (VDRC)

Emergency and crisis

For those in crisis, find contact information for:

Anywhere in BC: 1-800-SUICIDE(1-800-784-2433)
Vancouver: 604-872-3311
Sunshine Coast/Sea to Sky: 1-866-661-3311
Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789
Seniors Distress Line: 604-872-1234
Online Chat Service for Youth: www.YouthInBC.com (Noon to 1am)
Online Chat Service for Adults: www.CrisisCentreChat.ca (Noon to 1am)

Employment

Find out about employee rights with respect to wages, working conditions, unionized labour relations and safe work conditions.  Click on the following links for more information:

• Employers’ Advisers Office
• Employment Standards Branch
• Labour Relations Board
• Migrant Workers Centre (MWC)
• Workers’ Advisers Office (WAO)
• WorkBC
• WorkSafeBC

Federal human rights complaints

Find information on human rights complaints against federally regulated entities.

• Canadian Human Rights Commission

Immigration

Find information about services available to immigrants.

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• DIVERCity
• Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSofBC)
• Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS)
• The Multicultural Helping House Society – Newcomers Resource Centre (MHHS–NRC)

Mental health

Find resources relating to mental health services.

• BC Mental Health & Substance Use (BCMHSUS)
• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – British Columbia Division
• Here to Help
• Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
• Kettle Society

Police complaints

Find out where to place complaints against RCMP and municipal police.

• Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
• Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner

Prisoners

Find out where to get help for prisoners in provincial or federal correctional facilities.

• Office of Correctional Investigator
• Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS)
• Canadian Prison Law
• John Howard Society of British Columbia
• Legal Services Society
• Positive Living Society – Prison Outreach
• West Coast Prison Justice Society

Seniors

Find provincial and federal resources for senior citizens.

• Information for Seniors
• SeniorsBC.ca
• Senior Services Society

Telephone information lines for provincial and federal government programs

Find information on programs and services run by the provincial and federal governments.

• Enquiry BC
• O Canada

Tenancy

Find information about tenancy rights and responsibilities.

• Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC)
• Residential Tenancy Branch

Victims of sexual assault and violence

Find resources for Victims of Sexual Assault and Violence

• Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS)
• Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres (CASAC)
• Crime Victim’s Assistance (VictimLink BC)
• Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA)
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE)
• Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW)