Busting Myths About Workplace Sexual Harassment
It is time to have a real conversation about what happens in Canadian workplaces. Unwanted "compliments" or sexual jokes happen often. Most of the time, the person responsible thinks it is not harassment because [...]
Proposed Recommendations to Bill C-16
CLAS made submissions to the Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-16: An Act to Amend Certain Acts in Relation to Criminal and Correctional Matters (Child Protection, Gender-based Violence, Delays and Other [...]
CLAS Intervenes in Bill 21 Case Before the Supreme Court of Canada
Should the government have the ability to override fundamental rights? That’s the question sitting at the centre of a major case now before the Supreme Court of Canada: English Montreal School Board v. Quebec [...]
Tribunal Orders “Cruel” and “Oppressive” Landlords to Pay $100,000
After a five-year legal process, a client of CLAS’s Human Rights Clinic obtained a significant decision from the BC Human Rights Tribunal in January 2026. The Tribunal awarded $60,000 in compensation for injury to [...]
How Digital Tools Can Enable Sexual Harassment in Today’s Workplace
By Amy McLaughlin-Woodforth, SHARP Workplaces Technology can be used for efficient, effective communication and collaboration at work. However, when misused, it can enable sexual harassment in professional situations. In this blog, we provide some [...]
Stand Informed-Intimate Images Legal Advice pilot project: A New, Free Legal Advice Service if Your Private Photos or Videos were Shared Without Your Permission in British Columbia.
By Aditi Master, Lawyer, and Angela Leung, Coordinator, Stand Informed Legal Advice Service, Community Legal Assistance Society. Today, taking photos or videos and sharing them with family, friends and intimate partners is as easy [...]