What is the test for proving prima facie discrimination?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Procopiou v. Metro Motors, 2017 BCHRT 91 (CanLII):
To demonstrate prima facie discrimination, complainants must show that they have a characteristic protected from discrimination; that they have experienced an adverse impact in a protected sphere; and that the protected characteristic was a factor in the adverse impact: Moore v. British Columbia, 2012 SCC 61, at para. 33.
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