What is the limitation period for filing a human rights complaint?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ostrom v. Teal and others, 2006 BCHRT 288 (CanLII):
In this case, the delay in filing the complaint was lengthy: the complaint was filed in excess of 13 months after the six-month time limit. As noted in Chartier v. School District No. 62, 2003 BCHRT 39, at para.12, “[t]he limitation period contained in s. 22 is a substantive provision which is intended to ensure that complainants pursue their human rights remedies with some speed and to allow respondents the comfort of performing their activities without the possibility of dated complaints”. Accordingly, a substantial delay in excess of 13 months weighs against the acceptance of the complaint.
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