Legal & Compliance

B.C. Human Rights and Accommodation Conference

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B.C. Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2026 ran Apr 15–16, 2026 at Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, Canada. It is a Legal & Compliance conference. ConferenceGrid lists 24 speakers and 9 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Jun 16, 2026 · dates verified Jun 10, 2026

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24Speakers
0Sponsors
9Sessions
21Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at B.C., in alphabetical order.

Amanda Rogers
Arbitrator/Mediator/Lawyer
Caitlin Meggs
Union Counsel · Victory Square Law Office LLP
Christianne Paras
Executive Director · Restorative Justice Association of BC
David Tarasoff
Union Counsel · Hospital Employees Union
Dr. Hajera Rostam
Registered Psychologist · Private Practice
Dr. Nicole Legg
Licensed Psychologist; Co-Founder · WellIntel Inc.
Eric Ito
Employer Counsel · Cooperwilliams Truman & Ito LLP
Hasan Alam
Staff Lawyer · B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU)
Jessica Fairbairn
Employer Counsel · Harris & Co.
Jessica Gregory
Arbitrator, Mediator and Investigator
Jodie Gauthier
Union Counsel · Black Burke Mayor
Kai Ying Chieh
Employer Counsel · Overholt Law LLP
Karen Segal
Allevato Quail & Associates
Kasari Govender
Commissioner · BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
Koml Kandola
Arbitrator and Mediator · Kandola Arbitration Services Ltd.
Lauren Soubolsky
Employer Counsel · McCarthy Tetrault
Menachem Freedman
Union Counsel · Hamilton Howell Bain & Gould
Patricia Barkaskas
Associate Professor · Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia
Peter Eastwood
Union Counsel · Hamilton Howell Bain & Gould
Preston Parsons
Employer Counsel · Overholt LLP
Ryan Goldvine
Arbitrator and Mediator; Member · Goldvine Dispute Resolution Services; BC Human Rights Tribunal
Sandra Guarascio
Employer Counsel · Roper Greyell LLP

Agenda

Selected from 9 sessions.

  • Thursday, April 16, 2026, 10:40 – 11:40 am

    Panel 5 - Complex Accommodations: Neurodiversity, substance use, chronic absenteeism, and more

    Explores how employers can identify and respond to accommodation needs in complex situations: neurodivergence, mental health, substance use, absenteeism, medical information requir…

  • Thursday, April 16, 2026, 12:40 – 1:55 pm

    Panel 6 - Shining a Light on Investigations: Expert guidance, best practices, recent caselaw

    Experts discuss best practices for investigating human rights violations in the workplace, including trauma-informed approaches, supports for well-being, accessibility and accommod…

  • Thursday, April 16, 2026, 2:15 – 3:45 pm

    Panel 7 - Uses and Abuses of Modern Technology: A scenario-based session on social media, employee monitoring, and AI

    The session covers the role of AI in management, dismissals for social media conduct, algorithmic management, disclosure of AI use by employees, arbitration perspectives, employee …

  • Thursday, April 16, 2026, 9:05 – 10:20 am

    Panel 4 - Respecting Rights, Achieving Closure: Strategies for successful mediation of human rights disputes

    Mediation is a vital tool for resolving human rights disputes. This session covers advantages/disadvantages, mediation-adjudication and mediation-arbitration, case assessment, addr…

  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1:00 – 1:45 pm

    Fireside Chat - Navigating resistance to EDI initiatives

    A candid conversation about the shifting landscape of EDI initiatives in Canada. The session examines evolving pushback, implications for equity-deserving individuals, and strategi…

  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:05 – 12:15 pm

    Panel 2 - Human Rights in the Hybrid Workplace: Giving effect to employee accommodations in the context of a return-to-office mandate

    In this session, panelists will examine return-to-office mandates through a human rights lens, covering features of mandates that may violate rights, impacts on mental health, circ…

  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 2:05 – 3:35 pm

    Panel 3 - Repairing Harm: Exploring restorative solutions following human rights transgressions

    When human rights violations occur in the workplace, traditional labour relations tools alone may fall short. This panel explores restorative approaches, ADR options, addressing ba…

  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 9:05 – 9:35 am

    Keynote - Indigenizing/Decolonizing the Workplace

    Whether Gramsci did actually utter the exact words of the currently oft-quoted phrase, “The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters”…

  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 9:35 – 10:50 am

    Panel 1 - New and Noteworthy: Major recent caselaw, legislation, and policy developments

    This session provides a focused review of significant developments in British Columbia labour, employment, and human rights law. Specifically, panelists will address: When does ‘un…

Quick answers

When is B.C. Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2026?
B.C. Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2026 ran Apr 15–16, 2026 at Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, Canada.
Where is B.C. Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2026 held?
B.C. Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2026 was held at Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, Canada.
Who is speaking at B.C. Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 24 speakers, including Amanda Rogers (Arbitrator/Mediator/Lawyer), Caitlin Meggs (Union Counsel, Victory Square Law Office LLP) and Christianne Paras (Executive Director, Restorative Justice Association of BC).
Company intelligence

An audience of 21 companies, parsed from the program.

21 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
21Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

12% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner14%
  • Director / Head of28%
  • Manager / Lead14%
  • Other roles2083%

Of 24 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.