What is the limitation of time for a complaint to be accepted by the BC Human Rights Tribunal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kjaerbaek v. Capital News and others, 2012 BCHRT 170 (CanLII):
The reason for, and the length of, the delay are factors which, among others, may be considered in determining whether it is in the public interest to accept a complaint filed outside the six-month time limit: Earnshaw v. Lilydale Cooperative and UFCW, Local 1518, 2005 BCHRT 146; Fontaine v. Ainsworth Lumber, 2005 BCHRT 565.
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