What is the test for determining whether a prohibited ground of discrimination is the sole factor in the adverse impact of discrimination?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Yip v. MoveUP, 2017 BCHRT 87 (CanLII):

It is not necessary that a prohibited ground of discrimination be the sole factor in the adverse impact provided it is at least a factor: O’Connor v. Town Taxi, 2000 BCHRT 9, para. 55.

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