What are the elements of a prima facie case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Dumas v. Simba Technologies, 2015 BCHRT 65 (CanLII):

The elements of a prima facie case were recently reaffirmed in Moore v. British Columbia, 2012 SCC 61, at para. 33: • The complainant is a member of a protected class under the Code. • The complainant suffered an adverse impact with respect to a protected area. • The protected characteristic was a factor in the adverse impact.

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