What is the test for s. 4(2) of the BC Human Rights Code?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Miller v. Merck Frosst Canada Ltd., 2013 BCSC 544 (CanLII):

It should also be emphasized that s. 4(2) is not exhaustive as the court is obliged to consider "other relevant matters" aside from the factors enumerated. The term “other relevant matters” was described in Nanaimo Immigrant Settlement Society v. British Columbia, 2001 BCCA 75, at para. 20 as follows:

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