Human Rights

In the realm of employment law, constructive dismissal is a concept that is both complex and consequential. For employees in…

In John v Edmonton Police Service, 2023 AHRC 87, the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal found unconscious bias on the basis of race in how force was used

In Iligan v 348373 Alberta Inc., 2023 AHRC 70, a family status discrimination case was dismissed because the employer had a corroborating witness

In Swan v Syncrude Canada, 2023 AHRC 77, the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal found the dismissal was related to PTSD, but Syncrude was not responsible

In Stankovic v City of Edmonton, 2023 AHRC 73, CSU 52 tried unsuccessfully to anonymize its witness names and personal information

Webber Academy v Alberta (HRC), 2023 ABCA 194, was the School’s Appeal on Competing Statutory Objectives: Secular School and Prayer

In HSAA v AHS, 2023 CanLii 37831 (ABGAA), a female respiratory therapist with long service harassed a male coworker. Just cause for dismissal upheld.

This article aims to untangle the jurisdictional web of Horrocks in Alberta as considered by the AHRC and the Courts in Blackie, Grewal and Prodaniuk

In Vashisht v CitiFinancial, 2023 AHRC 44, the Alberta human rights tribunal ruled that CitiFinancial did not discriminate on the basis of family status regarding childcare

In Shodunke v Alberta (Human Rights Commission), 2023 ABKB 260, the Court defined the limits on the AHRC’s ability to dismiss cases without a hearing

Calkins v Broadview Homes (Alberta) Ltd., 2023 AHRC 45 is a human rights case where symptoms triggered a duty to inquire before termination

In Reed v CNRL, 2023 AHRC 43, the Alberta human rights complainant attempted to bring her claim against her manager directly