What factors are relevant to the assessment of the public interest?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Bright v. Visions Electronics and others, 2009 BCHRT 325 (CanLII):

Factors which may be relevant to the assessment of the public interest include the length of the delay and the reason for the delay: Fontaine v. Ainsworth Lumber, 2005 BCHRT 563.

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