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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 and tribal councils, and national airlines and railways - are federally regulated. To find out if you are dealing with a federally regulated body, contact the [ | #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, contact the [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/discrimination/default-eng.aspx Canadian Human Rights Commission]. | ||
#To make a complaint against a provincially regulated body, call the BC Human Rights Tribunal at 1-888-440-8844 or fill out the online complaint form at their website page "[http://www.bchrt.bc.ca/process/complaint.htm File a Complaint]". Complaint forms are also available at most Service BC (Government Agent) offices. Complaints must be filed within six months of the discriminatory act. | #To make a complaint against a provincially regulated body, call the BC Human Rights Tribunal at 1-888-440-8844 or fill out the online complaint form at their website page "[http://www.bchrt.bc.ca/process/complaint.htm File a Complaint]". Complaint forms are also available at most Service BC (Government Agent) offices. Complaints must be filed within six months of the discriminatory act. | ||
#To make a complaint against a federally regulated body, call the [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/discrimination/default-eng.aspx Canadian Human Rights Commission] at 1-888-214-1090. You can also [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/contact/default-eng.aspx contact] the Commission by fax or email. Complaints must be filed within one year of the discriminatory act. | #To make a complaint against a federally regulated body, call the [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/discrimination/default-eng.aspx Canadian Human Rights Commission] at 1-888-214-1090. You can also [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/contact/default-eng.aspx contact] the Commission by fax or email. Complaints must be filed within one year of the discriminatory act. | ||
