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An analysis of human rights law in the Canadian hiring process and practical strategies for building consistent, defensible recruitment practices.
Catalina Policzer
$100
2 hours
Attend Live Online and On-Demand Recording
Hiring decisions are among the highest-risk activities an organization undertakes under Canadian human rights legislation, and the consequences of getting it wrong extend well beyond the interview room. This course gives HR professionals and hiring managers a practical, legally grounded understanding of how human rights law applies at every stage of recruitment, from job postings and screening through to final selection decisions. Participants will explore the prohibited grounds of discrimination, the legal test for a human rights complaint, and when differential treatment may be justified under bona fide occupational requirements and the duty to accommodate. The course also addresses emerging compliance risks tied to AI and automated screening tools, the documentation practices that protect organizations when decisions are challenged, and the shared accountability that exists between HR, recruiters, and hiring managers under human rights law. Participants will leave with concrete, job-related strategies for reducing bias, structuring interviews consistently, and building recruitment processes that are both fair and legally defensible.
Currently awaiting accreditation from associations across Canada.
Catalina Policzer, CPHR, ACC
Senior Manager of HR and Operations at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC
Catalina Policzer is a Senior HR Professional and Certified Coach with more than a decade of progressive HR leadership experience across post-secondary, construction, and property management sectors in Canada. Currently serving as Senior Manager of HR and Operations at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, Catalina brings deep, practical expertise in the full employee lifecycle, including full-cycle recruitment, employee relations, accommodation and return-to-work, progressive discipline, and workplace investigations. Her hands-on experience advising managers and organizations on legally compliant HR practices gives her a grounded, real-world perspective on the human rights obligations that arise throughout the hiring process. As a former HR Advisor at UBC, Catalina guided clients through complex employee relations matters with direct reference to collective agreements, the Employment Standards Act, and HR best practices, making her well positioned to translate legal frameworks into actionable guidance for HR professionals and hiring managers. A CPHR designate and Associate Certified Coach, Catalina holds a Certificate in Organizational Coaching from UBC and brings a reflective, bias-aware lens to her facilitation style. In this course, she draws on years of frontline recruitment and HR advisory experience to help participants build structured, consistent hiring practices that are fair, defensible, and grounded in Canadian human rights law.
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