Last reviewed in April 2023 by the Clicklaw Editors

The BC Human Rights Code protects you from workplace discrimination. If you believe you have been discriminated against on the basis of race, you can make a complaint to the BC Human Rights Tribunal.

However, if you work in a federally regulated industry you are protected under federal, not provincial, law. See I work for a federally regulated industry (e.g. a bank, an airline, trucking, broadcasting) and my employer laid me off. I think it was because of my age for information on making complaints to the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

Good starting points include:

• Discrimination in the Workplace: An Overview, from Dial-A-Law, is a script that explains how the BC Human Rights Code protects you on the job and what you can do if an employer discriminates against you.
• Human Rights in BC: Protection in Employment, from the Government of BC, is a factsheet about human rights in BC and the protection it provides you in employment. It includes contact information for getting help.
• LSLAP Manual: Human Rights, from the UBC Law Students Legal Advice Program, discusses what discrimination is and your legal options.
• BC Human Rights Tribunal Guides and Information Sheets, from the BC Human Rights Tribunal, has useful information if you have a human rights complaint that is going to tribunal.

Need more help?

• BC Human Rights Clinic, from Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) BC, provides assistance and representation to those who need help dealing with a provincial human rights complaint.
• Find more help near you on Clicklaw HelpMap.

See our related common questions:

• See all common questions about employment
• See all common questions about rights & citizenship

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human rights, human rights complaint, discrimination at work, workplace discrimination, racism, BC Human Rights Code, BC Human Rights Tribunal