Difference between revisions of "I Am Being Discriminated against or Sexually Harassed"

#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 and tribal councils, and national airlines and railways — are federally regulated. To find out if you are dealing with a federally regulated body, <span class="noglossary">contact</span> the [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/ Canadian Human Rights Commission].

#To make a complaint against a federally regulated body, call the [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/ Canadian Human Rights Commission] at 1-888-214-1090. You can also [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/eng/content/contact-us<span class="noglossary">contact</span>] the Commission by fax or email. Complaints must be filed within one year of the discriminatory <span class="noglossary">act</span>.