Who are we?

The Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition (VIHRC) is a non-profit community organization governed by a volunteer Coordinating Collective (Coord). Our mission is to promote and strengthen local human rights in BC through advocacy, research, education and by connecting people with resources through referrals.

The Human Rights Advocacy Program assists individuals in accessing the technical and paralegal process of filing a complaint under the BC Human Rights Code. Our services integrate information, education, training, consultation, research and advocacy. The advocacy we provide protects existing rights and the education training and research we facilitate helps to prevent discrimination.

VIHRC serves people from the Greater Victoria as well as the Gulf Islands and other communities on Vancouver Island.

Our focus is to assist people who wish to file a human rights complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal.

We also assist individuals who have nowhere else to turn and may have barriers in accessing larger resource centers. A barrier to accessing services might include English as a secondary language, recent immigration status, people who have experienced racism or homophobia or transphobia, people with limited incomes, homeless people, lone parents and individuals with cognitive or physical disabilities to name only a few. Sometimes our assistance takes the form of a referral to another community organization that is better equipped in a particular area.

Board Members

VIHRC currently has a newly elected board. Stay tuned for board member bios...

Elections for board membership will occur annually at the AGM.

Election for the four board positions will occur at the first board meeting after the AGM.