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Case summary This case is a challenge to the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) and related provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Regulations (together the “STCA regime”). The Canadian Council for Read More

Case Summary This is a complaint before the BC Human Rights Tribunal about discrimination in the child protection system. R.R., an Indigenous mother, brought a complaint against Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (“VACFSS”) under the Human Rights Read More

Case Summary This is a family law case concerning the ability of courts to retroactively change a child support order after a child has reached adulthood. The parties resided together as common law spouses for four years, during which Read More

Case Summary These two cases about strategic lawsuits against public participation (“SLAPP suits”) were heard together by the Supreme Court of Canada. SLAPP suits commonly take the form of defamation claims and may often be used to silence dissenting Read More

Case Summary This appeal concerned a family law dispute between A.B., a 14-year-old transgender boy, and his father, C.D. The names of all the parties have been anonymized to protect their privacy. A.B. sought gender-affirming medical treatment. His doctors Read More

Case Summary This case is about the ability of public interest organizations to challenge unconstitutional laws on behalf of community members who experience barriers to bringing their own cases. The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (“CCD”) and two individuals challenged the Read More

Case Summary In BC, the Human Rights Code (“Code”) sets out laws to protect and promote human rights, including protection from discrimination and harassment based on gender identity and gender expression, which are protected grounds in the Code. West Read More