Is there a privative clause in the Canadian Human Rights Act?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Jarvinen v. Ottawa (City), 2007 FC 1078 (CanLII):
There is no privative clause in the Canadian Human Rights Act, nor is there any statutory right of appeal. The absence of a privative clause is understood to be a neutral factor (see Dr. Q v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 226, 2003 SCC 19). Nature of the Question
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