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#If the discrimination happened in the workplace, get a copy of your employer’s personnel policies. Most employers have a policy and procedure for dealing with harassment and employee grievances. It is usually best to follow the procedure in these internal policies first. | #If the discrimination happened in the workplace, get a copy of your employer’s personnel policies. Most employers have a policy and procedure for dealing with harassment and employee grievances. It is usually best to follow the procedure in these internal policies first. | ||
#If you can’t resolve your complaint quickly using your employer’s policies, you can make a human rights complaint to either the BC Human Rights Tribunal (if you have a provincially regulated employer) or to the Canadian Human Rights Commission (if you have a federally regulated employer). Most employers are provincially regulated, but some—like the federal government, chartered banks, Indian Bands or tribal councils and national airlines or railways—are federally regulated. | #If you can’t resolve your complaint quickly using your employer’s policies, you can make a human rights complaint to either the BC Human Rights Tribunal (if you have a provincially regulated employer) or to the Canadian Human Rights Commission (if you have a federally regulated employer). Most employers are provincially regulated, but some—like the federal government, chartered banks, Indian Bands or tribal councils and national airlines or railways—are federally regulated. | ||
#To make a complaint against a provincially regulated employer, call the BC Human Rights Tribunal at 1-888-440-8844 or fill out the online complaint form at their website: www.bchrt.bc.ca. Complaint forms are also available at most Service BC (Government Agent) Offices. Generally complaints must be filed within 6 months of the discriminatory act. | #To make a complaint against a provincially regulated employer, call the BC Human Rights Tribunal at 1-888-440-8844 or fill out the online complaint form at their website: http://www.bchrt.bc.ca. Complaint forms are also available at most Service BC (Government Agent) Offices. Generally complaints must be filed within 6 months of the discriminatory act. | ||
#To make a complaint against a federally regulated employer, call the Canadian Human Rights Commission at 1-888-643-3304 or fill out the online complaint form at their website: www.chrcccdp.ca. Click on “Resolving Disputes”, then “Dispute Resolution”, then “Dispute Resolution Process”. | #To make a complaint against a federally regulated employer, call the Canadian Human Rights Commission at 1-888-643-3304 or fill out the online complaint form at their website: www.chrcccdp.ca. Click on “Resolving Disputes”, then “Dispute Resolution”, then “Dispute Resolution Process”. | ||
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== Where to get help == | == Where to get help == | ||
See Part 2 | See the [[Resource Guide]] in Part 2 for a list of helpful resources. Your best bets are: | ||
*[[BC Human Rights Coalition]]. | *[[BC Human Rights Coalition]]. | ||
*[[Community Legal Assistance Society]], if the discrimination is based on disability. | *[[Community Legal Assistance Society]], if the discrimination is based on disability. | ||