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 the other person did not complain. This […]
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 Measures).
Our submissions advocate for independent legal […]
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 (Bill 21).
This case will not only determine […]
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 dignity, along with more than $30,000 […]
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January 20, 2026
SHARP Workplaces expands to bolster support for women facing sexual harassment in the trades
Unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) is expanding its Sexual Harassment Advice, Response, […]
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 examples of how this can appear.
Harassment via workplace […]
CLAS’s client, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), started its court case to challenge BC’s laws governing consent to treatment for involuntary psychiatric patients over nine years ago. On the last day of what was a lengthy […]
Every year, thousands of people across BC turn to CLAS when they are facing discrimination, mental health crises, loss of housing, poverty, or other barriers that affect their rights and well-being. Our work spans many areas of law, but the thread […]
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November 25, 2025
CLAS Update on R.R. v. Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society
Unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – An important development has occurred in the Human Rights Tribunal complaint brought on […]
