Human rights legislation

Case	Description	Year	Facta
Blencoe v. Andrea Willis and the British Columbia Human Rights Commission et al., the Court	The Supreme Court of Canada ordered that the sexual harassment complaints against former BC Cabinet Minister Robin Blencoe must proceed. The British Columbia Court of Appeal previously stayed the complaints, agreeing that the Tribunal had lost jurisdiction to hear the complaints...	2000
Vriend v. Alberta	Delwin Vriend was fired from his teaching job in 1991 for being gay, in spite of his favourable work record. He attempted to file a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission but discovered that he was legally unable to do so because Alberta does not prohibit discrimination against gays and lesbians...	1998
Celik v. Wen-Do Women's Self Defense Inc.	Michael Celik, supported by a men's rights group entitled In Search of Justice, challenged Wen-Do Women's Self-Defense Corporation-a women's only self defense program...	1991	none
Blainey v. The Ontario Hockey Association and the Ontario Human Rights Commission	A 12-year-old girl was prevented from playing on a boy's hockey team based on regulations from the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association...	1986