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The Commission consists of the Chief Commissioner, a Deputy Chief Commissioner, the Accessibility Commissioner, the Pay Equity Commissioner, and between three and six other members. All are appointed by the federal Cabinet. [1] Under the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Commission protects the human rights of all individuals lawfully present in ...
Central Alberta Dairy Pool v Alberta (Human Rights Commission), [1990] 2 SCR 489, is a leading human rights law decision of the Supreme Court of Canada.The Court expanded on the concept of accommodation up to undue hardship first established in Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v Simpsons-Sears Ltd, [1985] 2 SCR 536 and provided a set of factors to consider when evaluating undue hardship.
The appropriate scope of a human rights tribunal's discretion to determine whether the substance of a complaint has been "appropriately dealt with" when two bodies share jurisdiction over human rights – McLachlin CJ and Binnie and Fish JJ: Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v Canada (AG) 2011 SCC 53
Blencoe v British Columbia (Human Rights Commission) [2000] 2 S.C.R. 307, 2000 SCC 44 October 5, 2000 Human Rights Commission Free World Trust v Électro Santé Inc [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1024, 2000 SCC 66 December 15, 2000 Patent claim construction Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v Canada (Minister of Justice)
Canada's new chief human rights commissioner resigned before he even officially began the role, following an investigation into his appointment and controversy over past remarks he made about Israel.
Alberta Human Rights Commission: human rights: The AHRC is an independent commission that fulfills its mandate of fostering equality and reducing discrimination through tribunals and court hearings, as well as through the resolution and settlement of complaints. Alberta Labour Relations Board: labour laws
British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) v British Columbia (Council of Human Rights), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 868, known as the Grismer Estate case, is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on human rights law. The Court held that the British Columbia Superintendent of Motor Vehicles was in violation of the provincial Human Rights Code ...
A United Nations-affiliated body is reviewing allegations Canada's human rights commission discriminated against Black and other employees and disproportionately dismissed race-based complaints, a ...