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Case Update: Discrimination and Wrongful Termination of an Indigenous Elder

February 13, 2023

The Income Security Advocacy Centre and Lake Country Community Legal Clinic jointly represented an Indigenous Elder in a legal challenge to the discrimination and wrongful termination he experienced while working as an Elder for the Correctional Service Canada.

The clinics worked with the Elder to challenge this mistreatment through both a civil lawsuit and a human rights complaint at the Canadian Human Rights Commission, both of which were started in June 2018.

Both the civil lawsuit and the human rights complaint were successfully settled in 2022 – five years after the wrongful dismissal took place.

Even though this case was resolved favourably, the issues raised continue to be a concern for Indigenous persons working in correctional services. 

Other former Indigenous employees of Correctional Service Canada have brought a proposed class action at the Federal Court of Canada, alleging systemic racism within the CSC workplace.

To find out more about this case, click here.

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This site contains general legal information for people in Ontario, Canada. It is not intended to be used as legal advice for a specific legal problem. ISAC is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization. ISAC is funded by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO). The funding for this website is also provided by LAO. The views expressed in any of ISAC’s publications (including written, oral, or visual) are the views of the clinic and do not necessarily reflect those of LAO.