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*you are being treated differently and poorly because of a personal characteristic, such as your race, colour, religious belief, gender, mental or physical <span class="noglossary">disability</span>, or sexual orientation. | *you are being treated differently and poorly because of a personal characteristic, such as your race, colour, religious belief, gender, mental or physical <span class="noglossary">disability</span>, or sexual orientation. | ||
For information about the Human Rights Code and how to file a human rights complaint, you can contact the BC Human Rights Coalition. | For information about the Human Rights Code and how to file a human rights complaint, you can <span class="noglossary">contact</span> the BC Human Rights Coalition. | ||
'''BC Human Rights Coalition''' | :'''BC Human Rights Coalition''' | ||
1202 – 510 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1L8 | :1202 – 510 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1L8 | ||
====Where do you file a complaint?==== | ====Where do you file a complaint?==== | ||
The BC Human Rights Tribunal is where you can make a complaint that someone has discriminated against you under the Code. The tribunal’s job is to resolve human rights complaints in a way that is fair to the person who made the complaint and the person whom the complaint is against. | The BC Human Rights Tribunal is where you can make a complaint that someone has discriminated against you under the Code. The tribunal’s job is to resolve human rights complaints in a way that is fair to the person who made the complaint and the person whom the complaint is against. | ||
'''BC Human Rights Tribunal''' | :'''BC Human Rights Tribunal''' | ||
Vancouver: 604-775-2000 | :Vancouver: 604-775-2000 | ||
Toll | :Toll-free: 1-888-440-8844 | ||
[http://www.bchrt.bc.ca www.bchrt.bc.ca] | :[http://www.bchrt.bc.ca www.bchrt.bc.ca] | ||
====How do you file a complaint?==== | ====How do you file a complaint?==== | ||
To file a complaint you need to get a Complaint Form, fill it out, and file it with the tribunal within six months of the incident. These materials are available online at | To file a complaint you need to get a Complaint Form, fill it out, and file it with the tribunal within six months of the incident. These materials are available online at [http://www.bchrt.bc.ca www.bchrt.bc.ca]. | ||
[http://www.bchrt.bc. | |||
