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Originally Posted by Delgar
To be clear, you are of the view that an owner of property located in Canada as a strata title should not complain under the human rights act if they aren't able to participate meaningfully in management or board discussions held in a foreign language, and instead its an issue to be brought before whomever administers the condominium act? Did I get your position right? Before I say more...
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A few key clarifications
-- he is not a board member therefore his access to board meeting is defined by the bylaws
-- he was accommodated by the board and given the opportunity to ask questions of the board in English
-- minutes of the meeting are provided in English after the fact so if he had questions of previous meetings he could have asked them
-- from all evidence it appears that AGMs are held in English
And I don't believe you have a right to communication in English under the HRC scope outside of with the government. I could be mistaken here but I would feel the same way if someone wanted Mandarin translation. The fact that Canada's official language is French or English should have no bearing. Unless this is defined in the strats / condo act (which it could be).
They aren't discriminating against him because he can't speak Mandarin and they are reasonably accommodating him by letting him ask questions and provided all paperwork in English.
If he were a board member I would agree translation into one of the languages should be provided during the meeting.
As for pursuing remedy it should be done through the court for real damages for violations under the condo act. Essentially a civil case in provincial court (not sure exactly the process or teminology here) but it shouldn't be done under a human rights tribunal.