The BC Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a student's religious discrimination complaint after finding that her university was reasonably certain to prove it had pursued every practicable alternative placement for a required nursing practicum. The duty to accommodate did not require the institution to waive an essential practical component or compel independent placement providers to relax their vaccination requirements.
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Solomon v. Thompson Rivers University (Nursing Department), 2026 BCHRT 186
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Held. The BC Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a student's religious discrimination complaint after finding that her university was reasonably certain to prove it had pursued every practicable alternative placement for a required nursing practicum.
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