The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint by a worker who alleged racial discrimination during his participation in the Correctional Training Program (CTP) run by Correctional Service Canada (CSC).
The worker, a Black man of Zambian origin, claimed that he faced differential treatment due to his race, colour, or ethnic origin, ultimately leading to his release from the program just before completion.
“There could be a case where someone who’s a visible minority who might feel they are targeted because of their race, while it could be more attached to a personality – it’s harder to prove than physical attributes, where there could be more empirical evidence,” says Christopher Achkar, an employment lawyer and principal of Achkar Law in Toronto and Ottawa.
