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All Publications
On June 30, 2008, the role of the Ontario Human Rights Commission changed. The Commission will no longer accept complaints of discrimination. As a result, some publications may contain information that is out-of-date. Click here to read more about the Commission’s changing mission.
In keeping with the Commission's mandate to promote understanding of human rights and encourage research to eliminate discriminatory practices, the Commission periodically introduces new policies and reviews or redevelops older policies as required to keep pace with the interpretation of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Policies and guidelines are written to help Commission staff, members of the public and those involved in human rights to understand and interpret how the Ontario Human Rights Code applies.
All current publications are available on this Web site. All policies and guides are available in HTML (viewable in any Web browser) and PDF (viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader). If you wish to print a copy of a policy or guide, we suggest using the PDF version.
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Guidelines on developing human rights policies and procedures
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March 14, 2008 |
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"NEXT STOP, ACCESSIBILITY" Report on Public Transit Stop Announcements in Ontario
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May 6, 2008 |
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1999-2000 Annual Report
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June 1, 2000 |
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2001-2002 Annual Report
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June 1, 2002 |
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2002-2003 Annual Report
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June 1, 2003 |
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2003-2004 Annual Report
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June 1, 2004 |
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2004-2005 Annual Report
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June 1, 2005 |
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2005-2006 Annual Report
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June 1, 2006 |
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2006-2007 Annual Report
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July 5, 2007 |
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2007-2008 Annual Report
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August 27, 2008 |
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AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO DISCRIMINATION: Addressing Multiple Grounds In Human Rights Claims
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October 9, 2001 |
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Accommodating Persons with Disabilities
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Accommodating students with disabilities: Principles
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Accommodating students with disabilities: Roles and responsibilities
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Age Discrimination and Healthcare
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Age Discrimination and Housing
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Age Discrimination and Transit
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Ageism and Age Discrimination
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Annual Report 2008-2009
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August 19, 2009 |
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Annual Report 2009-2010: Educate Empower Act
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June 30, 2010 |
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Annual Report 2010-2011: Looking back, moving forward
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July 20, 2011 |
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Anti-racism and anti-discrimination for municipalities: Introductory manual
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June 11, 2010 |
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BALANCING CONFLICTING RIGHTS: Towards an Analytical Framework
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August 1, 2005 |
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BRIEFING NOTE: Prepared by the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) for the Ontario Ministry of Labour
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June 21, 2011 |
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CONSULTATION PAPER: Human Rights and Rental Housing in Ontario
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May 9, 2007 |
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CONSULTATION REPORT: Human Rights And Public Transit Services In Ontario
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March 27, 2002 |
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CONSULTATION REPORT: Human Rights Issues in Insurance
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October 9, 2001 |
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CONSULTATION REPORT: Strengthening Ontario's Human Rights System - What We Heard
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October 6, 2005 |
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CONSULTATION: Undue Hardship Standard and Voluntary Assumption Of Risk
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May 30, 1999 |
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Call For a Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination
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June 1, 2006 |
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Comment of the Ontario Human Rights Commission on Every Door is the Right Door: Towards a 10-Year Mental Health and Addictions Strategy - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
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August 31, 2009 |
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Comment of the Ontario Human Rights Commission on the City of Oshawa's Student Accommodation Strategy
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March 30, 2010 |
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Comment of the Ontario Human Rights Commission on the City of Toronto's Proposed Zoning By-law
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September 25, 2009 |
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Comment of the Ontario Human Rights Commission on the Provincial Policy Statement 2005
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November 5, 2010 |
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Commission Appeals Advance Human Rights Law
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June 13, 2006 |
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Commission asks to intervene in court case involving a Muslim woman's right to testify wearing her niqab (face covering)
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March 10, 2009 |
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Count me in! Collecting human rights-based data
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March 24, 2010 |
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Count me in! Collecting human rights-based data - Summary
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March 24, 2010 |
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DISCRIMINATION AND AGE: Human Rights Issues Facing Older Persons In Ontario
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May 31, 2001 |
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DISCUSSION PAPER: Accessible Transit Services in Ontario
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January 16, 2001 |
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DISCUSSION PAPER: Human Rights Issues In Insurance
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October 30, 1999 |
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DISCUSSION PAPER: Reviewing Ontario's Human Rights System
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October 16, 2006 |
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DISCUSSION PAPER: Toward a Commission Policy on Gender Identity
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October 1, 1999 |
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Dining Out Accessibly
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April 10, 2004 |
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Disability - Workplace Roles and Responsibilities
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DiverseCity Counts
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March 24, 2010 |
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EDUCATION AND DISABILITY: Human Rights Issues in Ontario's Education System
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July 17, 2006 |
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Education Funding for Students with Disabilities
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Elections accessibility - Letter to the Executive of all political parties registered in Ontario
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March 3, 2011 |
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Equal Access for Students with Disabilities: Ontario Human Rights Commission Commitments
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Examples of Racial Discrimination
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FACT SHEET #1: Human Rights and Family Status
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May 1, 2007 |
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FACT SHEET #2: Family Status and the Ontario Human Rights Code
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May 1, 2007 |
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FACT SHEET #3: Employment Discrimination Based on Family Status
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May 1, 2007 |
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FACT SHEET #4: Housing and Family Status
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May 1, 2007 |
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FACT SHEET: Equal Access to Education for Students with Disabilities During Strikes
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March 20, 2007 |
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FISHING WITHOUT FEAR: Follow-Up Report on the Inquiry into Assaults on Asian Canadian Anglers
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April 7, 2009 |
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FISHING WITHOUT FEAR: Report on the Inquiry into Assaults on Asian Canadian Anglers
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May 13, 2008 |
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FROM RESEARCH TO LEGISLATION: Challenging Public Perceptions and Getting Results
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October 18, 2006 |
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Finding the right human rights consultant
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July 26, 2011 |
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Guide to Your Rights and Responsibilities Under the Human Rights Code
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April 14, 2009 |
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Guidelines for collecting data on enumerated grounds under the Code
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March 24, 2010 |
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Guidelines on accessible education
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September 29, 2004 |
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Guidelines on accessible education
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September 29, 2004 |
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HISTORY: Strengthening Ontario's Human Rights Commission
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May 18, 2006 |
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS: Future Directions
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February 28, 2000 |
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Hiring? A human rights guide
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September 13, 1999 |
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How Far Does the Duty to Accommodate Go?
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Human Rights & The Family In Ontario
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March 30, 2006 |
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Human Rights Commissions And Economic And Social Rights
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October 1, 2001 |
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Human Rights Project Charter
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August 8, 2011 |
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Human Rights Project Charter
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February 24, 2011 |
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Human Rights Project Charter
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May 17, 2007 |
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Human Rights and Rental Housing in Ontario: Background Paper
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May 9, 2007 |
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Human Rights at Work 2008 - Third Edition
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October 9, 2008 |
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Human rights and mental health research and policy consultation paper
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January 14, 2011 |
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Human rights and mental health survey: Frequently asked questions
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December 16, 2010 |
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Human rights and policing: Creating and sustaining organizational change
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June 27, 2011 |
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Human rights for tenants
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October 5, 2009 |
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Human rights in housing - an overview for landlords
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October 5, 2009 |
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Female Genital Mutilation and the Ontario "Human Rights Code"
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August 30, 1999 |
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KPMG Canada
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March 24, 2010 |
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Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
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January 28, 2011 |
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MOVING TOWARDS BARRIER-FREE SERVICES: Final Report on the Restaurant Accessibility Initiative
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October 10, 2006 |
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Main Barriers to Education for Students with Disabilities
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Mount Sinai Hospital
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January 28, 2011 |
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OHRC Submission regarding Ministry of Community and Social Services initial Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005
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October 15, 2010 |
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Ontario Human Rights Commission Submission Regarding the Ministry of Community and Social Services Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005
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March 18, 2011 |
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Ontario Human Rights Commission Submission regarding Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Legislative Review
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October 30, 2009 |
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Ontario Human Rights Commission Submission to the Accessible Built Environment Standards Development Committee Regarding The Initial Proposed Accessible Built Environment Standard
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October 16, 2009 |
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PAYING THE PRICE: The Human Cost of Racial Profiling
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October 21, 2003 |
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POSITION PAPER RE: Whether the para-transit services provided by public transit services in the cities of Toronto, Hamilton, London, and Windsor are special programs under the Ontario Human Rights Code
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October 19, 2006 |
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PRELIMINARY FINDINGS: Inquiry into Assaults on Asian Canadian Anglers
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December 14, 2007 |
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PUBLIC CONSULTATION PAPER: Human rights mental health strategy
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November 30, 2009 |
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Phipps v. Toronto Police Services Board
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November 23, 2011 |
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Planning for the Accommodation Needs of Students with Disabilities
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Policy and guidelines on disability and the duty to accommodate
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November 23, 2000 |
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Policy and guidelines on discrimination because of family status
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April 30, 2007 |
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Policy and guidelines on racism and racial discrimination
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June 9, 2005 |
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Policy on HIV/AIDS-related discrimination
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November 27, 1996 |
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Policy on creed and the accommodation of religious observances
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October 20, 1996 |
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Policy on discrimination against older people because of age
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March 26, 2002 |
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Policy on discrimination and harassment because of gender identity
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March 30, 2000 |
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Policy on discrimination and harassment because of sexual orientation
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January 11, 2005 |
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Policy on discrimination and language
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June 19, 1996 |
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Policy on discrimination because of pregnancy and breastfeeding
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April 1, 2009 |
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Policy on drug and alcohol testing
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September 27, 2000 |
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Policy on employment-related medical information
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June 19, 1996 |
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Policy on female genital mutilation (FGM)
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November 22, 2000 |
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Policy on height and weight requirements
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June 19, 1996 |
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Policy on human rights and rental housing
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July 21, 2009 |
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Policy on preventing sexual and gender-based harassment
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March 8, 2011 |
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Policy on preventing sexual and gender-based harassment - Summary
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March 8, 2011 |
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Policy on requiring a drivers license as a condition of employment
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June 19, 1996 |
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Policy on scholarships and awards
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July 8, 1997 |
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Private School Tax Credit
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Racial Discrimination, Race and Racism
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Racial Harassment and Poisoned Environments
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Racial Profiling Inquiry - Background and Process
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Racial Profiling Inquiry - Main Report Recommendations
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Racial Profiling Inquiry - Major Themes
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Racial Profiling Inquiry - Objectives
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Racial Profiling Inquiry - Whats Next
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Racism and Racial Discrimination - Data Collection
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Racism and Racial Discrimination - Organizational Responsibility
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October 10, 2006 |
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Racism and Racial Discrimination - Systemic Discrimination
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Re: OHCHR thematic study on participation of persons with disabilities in political and public life
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October 14, 2011 |
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Right at home: Report on the consultation on human rights and rental housing in Ontario
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July 4, 2008 |
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Right at home: Summary report on the consultation on human rights and rental housing in Ontario
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July 10, 2008 |
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Roles and responsabilities in the accommodation of students with disabilities
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Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission v. Whatcott
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September 28, 2011 |
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Sexual harassment and your education
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March 8, 2011 |
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Sexual harassment in education
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March 8, 2011 |
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Sexual harassment in employment
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March 8, 2011 |
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Sexual harassment in housing
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March 8, 2011 |
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Special Programs and the Ontario Human Rights Code: A self-help guide
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September 16, 2010 |
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Submission Of The Ontario Human Rights Commission Concerning Barrier-Free Access Requirements In The Ontario Building Code
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March 1, 2002 |
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Submission Of The Ontario Human Rights Commission To The Ministry Of Labour Regarding The Consultations On Ending Mandatory Retirement
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September 1, 2004 |
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Submission Of The Ontario Human Rights Commission To The Toronto District School Board Safe And Compassionate Schools Task Force
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April 29, 2004 |
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Submission by The Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies
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September 1, 2002 |
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Submission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Regarding the draft policy, "Physicians and the Ontario Human Rights Code"
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August 15, 2008 |
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Submission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario regarding the draft policies relating to establishing and ending physician-patient relationships
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February 14, 2008 |
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Submission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Regarding the Consultations to Strengthen the "Ontarians with Disabilities Act"
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March 31, 2004 |
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Submission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing's long-term affordable housing strategy
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December 23, 2009 |
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Submission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the Ontario Police Complaints Review
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September 28, 2004 |
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Submission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy on an Act to regulate retirement homes
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May 14, 2010 |
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Submission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the Transportation Standards Review Committee regarding the Initial Proposed Transportation Accessibility Standard
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August 30, 2007 |
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Submission to the Canadian Human Rights Commission Concerning Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Regulation of Hate Speech on the Internet Prepared by Richard Moon October 2008
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February 11, 2009 |
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Submission to the Employment Accessibility Standards Development Committee Regarding the Initial Proposed Employment Accessibility Standard
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May 22, 2009 |
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Submission to the Ministry of Community and Social Services Regarding The Final Proposed Accessible Transportation Standard
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April 14, 2009 |
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Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy on Bill 211
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November 23, 2005 |
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TD Financial Group
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March 24, 2010 |
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THE CHANGING FACE OF ONTARIO: Discrimination and our Aging Population
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September 25, 2000 |
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THE COST OF CARING: Report on the Consultation on Discrimination on the Basis of Family Status
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April 30, 2007 |
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THE ONTARIO SAFE SCHOOLS ACT: School Discipline And Discrimination
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July 8, 2003 |
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THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED: Achieving Barrier-Free Education For Students With Disabilities
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July 30, 2003 |
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TIME FOR ACTION: Advancing Human Rights for Older Ontarians
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June 28, 2001 |
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TTC agrees to survey racial background of employees to monitor equity in hiring and promotion
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April 20, 2006 |
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The End of Mandatory Retirement
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December 12, 2006 |
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University of Guelph
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February 11, 2011 |
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What is Disability?
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What is Racial Profiling?
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Writing a fair rental housing ad
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June 1, 2011 |
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