What is the current state of the law on the prohibited ground of discrimination of sexual harassment?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Hewlett v. International Sources and others, 2008 BCHRT 390 (CanLII):

The case law is clear that the prohibited ground of discrimination need not be the sole or primary reason for the adverse treatment. It is sufficient if it is part of the reason for the adverse treatment: Nixon v. Vancouver Rape Relief Society, 2002 BCHRT 1, at para. 131.

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