Quebec Human Rights Commission

• Laval man says police ethics commission ruling has brought him some peace

  The provincial body which reviews police ethics complaints concluded on June 8th that two Laval police officers who gave Pradel Content a ticket, erred.

  Canada

  Jun 21
  
• Genital mutilation allegation in Quebec City unfounded, youth protection says

  A medical evaluation of the two-year-old girl found normal physical development without any abnormalities and that her psychomotor development exceeded expectations for her age.

  Health

  May 12
  
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• Quebec sisters afraid to go school, say racism complaints ignored

  A Black student and her mother claim she has endured racist incidents at her private school for years and the school has ignored the complaints.

  Canada

  Feb 1
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• Quebec’s human rights commission drops nearly 200 cases after Supreme Court decision

  Last year's Supreme Court of Canada decision in favour of a controversial Quebec comedian forced the province's human rights commission to close 194 discrimination cases.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2022
• ‘Race discrimination’: Indigenous Quebec man who lived on reserve denied insurance

  Alexis Wawanoloath, a lawyer and ex-Parti Québécois member of the legislature, brought the complaint in 2018 after he was refused a car insurance quote because of his postal code.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2022
• Quebec rights commission probes after two children orphaned in suspected homicide

  The commission says it believes the children's rights may have been violated based on media reports about the incident, .

  Crime

  Aug 20, 2022
• Montreal suburb of Repentigny promises police review after 4th racial profiling complaint upheld

  The Quebec Human Rights Commission found that the City of Repentigny discriminated against Leslie Blot during a 2017 incident involving Repentigny police.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2021
• Isolated seniors more vulnerable to elder mistreatment: Montreal senior advocates

  According to Canadian researchers, financial abuse and emotional abuse are the most common forms. During the pandemic seniors were heavily targeted.

  Health

  Jun 15, 2021
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• Mohawk man files human rights complaint against Quebec hospital

  Cheryl Scott, says she sent a taxi to pick her husband up at the hospital on Jan. 5, only to find him wearing a hospital gown and a soiled diaper when he arrived home.

  Canada

  May 27, 2021
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• Montreal man accuses SPVM of racial profiling in traffic stop

  On Easter Friday, Wayne King says he was driving a BMW SUV back to the rental company in the Côte-Des-Neiges area when he was followed and pulled over by police.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2021