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Privacy: Video & Audio Recording in the Workplace

BC Civil Liberties Association
This fact sheet provides you with information about your privacy rights in the workplace with regard to video and audio surveillance and the things you can do if you believe that your employer has breached them.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Our Human Rights: How BC Law Protects Us from Discrimination

Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS)
A 12-page booklet about how the BC Human Rights Code applies in three main areas of daily life: work, housing, and access to services and facilities. It explains racial profiling, what it means to be discriminated by a landlord or a health care provider or harassed at work, and what you can do if your rights are violated.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Discrimination in the Workplace

People’s Law School
Being treated differently than others based on personal characteristics is called discrimination. The law protects you from discrimination at work. Learn your rights and options if someone discriminates against you.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Disclosing Your Disability: A Legal Guide for People with Disabilities in BC

Disability Alliance BC
The guide discusses the legal rights and responsibilities around disclosure for people with disabilities in the context of employment.
Last reviewed October 2025
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BC Human Rights Clinic: Do I Have a Complaint?

Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS)
Information about whether you have a complaint under the BC Human rights Code for filing with the BC Human Rights Tribunal. Answers questions such as what is discrimination and the duty to accommodate.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Dial-a-Law: Rights at Work

People’s Law School
Guides that can help you understand your rights in the workplace, and how to protect them.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Privacy: Biometrics in the Workplace

BC Civil Liberties Association
This fact sheet provides you with information about your biometrics’ privacy rights in the workplace and the things you can do if you believe that your employer has breached them.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Discrimination in Housing

People’s Law School
Explains how to identify discrimination in housing and what steps to take if you’re discriminated against. Whether you’re renting, living in a strata, or buying a home, you can’t be treated badly or unfairly because of certain parts of your identity, such as race, sex, or any disability.
Last reviewed July 2025
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Your Tenancy: Human Rights

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC)
While the Residential Tenancy Act is the main piece of legislation that governs tenants’ and landlords’ rights and responsibilities, section 10 of the BC Human Rights Code gives tenants further protections when it comes to discrimination in tenancies. This resource explains the basics of the Human Rights Code as it applies to tenancies.
Last reviewed July 2025
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Your Human Rights as a Tenant

Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS)
This three-and-a-half-minute video explains how the BC Human Rights Code protects you from discrimination in your tenancy.
Last reviewed July 2025