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BC Court of Appeal affirms BC approach to “family status” discrimination cases

By Jennifer Lang-Hodge on March 8, 2019 Posted in Canada

The British Columbia Court of Appeal (the “BCCA”) recently issued an important decision about family status discrimination. In Envirocon Environmental Services, ULC v. Suen (“Envirocon”), a unanimous BCCA affirmed the existing legal test for adverse discrimination on the ground of family status under the BC Human Rights Code (the “Code”). For BC employers, this is a welcome … Continue reading

Case Brief: On family status discrimination and childcare obligations

By Michael Torrance on November 11, 2014 Posted in Canada, Discrimination and harassment

In May, the Federal Court of Appeal issued decisions in Canadian National Railway Company v Seeley, 2014 FCA 111 and Canada (Attorney General) v Johnstone, 2014 FCA 110, upholding findings of discrimination on the basis of family status made initially by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and upheld by the Trial Division of the Federal … Continue reading