Here is some settlement and mediation information.
Fact Sheet from the BC Human Rights Clinic on settlement and mediation
https://bchrc.net/…/FACT-SHEET-Mediations-and…
Guide to Settlement Meetings from the BC HRT (BC Human Rights Tribunal)
https://www.bchrt.bc.ca/law…/guides/settlement-meeting
How to Prepare for Settlement Talks
https://www.bchrt.bc.ca/…/prepare-for-settlement-talks
Mediation policy and mediation process from the BC HRT https://www.bchrt.bc.ca/law-library/policies/mediation/
If there is no settlement resolution, the respondents may decide to file a dismissal application if they feel they have made you a reasonable offer. https://www.bchrt.bc.ca/law…/guides/dismissal-apps/da-7/
Settlement amounts have been noted by the BC HRT in decisions that settlement amounts are increasing. Just because they may apply, doesn’t automatically mean they will be able to force you to accept the amount. Their offer needs to be in the reasonable range of what the tribunal would award you. See this case below.
Bahrami Ghahnavieh v. SolidCAD, A Cansel Company, 2024 BCHRT 226
https://www.canlii.org/…/2024bchrt226/2024bchrt226.html
[33] However, I accept that the trend in Tribunal awards for injury to dignity is upwards…
[38] In the circumstances of the complaint, I find that SolidCAD’s offer of $4000 to Ms. Bahrami Ghahnavieh for injury to dignity is not within the reasonable range of what the Tribunal might order if Ms. Bahrami Ghahnavieh is successful at the hearing on merits. For these reasons, I deny SolidCAD’s application to dismiss the complaint.
The only person that can give you an idea of what would be reasonable based on the context of your complaint would be a lawyer.