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From: Annual report 2007-2008
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List of decisions, settlements, judicial reviews and appeals
From: Annual report 2007-2008
HRTO FINAL DECISIONS
GROUNDS
Bekele v. Cierpich
(complaint upheld)race, colour, ethnic origin
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Case data tables
From: Annual report 2007-2008
Table 1: New Complaints Filed by Social Area and Grounds Cited
(Total = 3,492)
Accommodation
24
10
6
6
7
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Addressing individual human rights complaints
From: Annual report 2008-2009
Since June 30, 2008, the OHRC ended its role of accepting individual human rights complaints. All new human rights complaints – or applications – were filed directly with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The following numbers chart the OHRC’s work on cases during this transition phase:
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III. The Ontario Human Rights Code
From: Policy on human rights and rental housing
1. Status and purpose of the Code
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V. Identifying discrimination in rental housing
From: Policy on human rights and rental housing
1. Defining discrimination
The Code provides that every person has the right to be treated equally in the area of housing without discrimination because of any of the grounds set out in the Code. The purpose of anti-discrimination laws is to prevent the violation of human dignity and freedom through the imposition of disadvantage, stereotyping, or political or social prejudice.
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Educating everywhere
From: Annual report 2009-2010 Educate Empower Act
Over the past year, the Chief Commissioner has travelled to many parts of Ontario and made presentations to a wide variety of audiences, such as:
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Learning and teaching – working with the education sector
From: Annual Report 2010-2011: Looking back, moving forward
Every student in Ontario needs to have opportunities to learn and succeed. This does not happen when students are suspended because of mental illness beyond their control, or can’t take the courses they need because they use a wheelchair and the school does not have an elevator, or they are disciplined for not following the dress code because they wear a hijab in accordance with their creed, or they are bullied for being lesbian, gay or transgendered.
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Putting competing rights in perspective
From: Annual Report 2010-2011: Looking back, moving forward
In our society we have different levels of rights – Charter rights, under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Code rights, from Ontario’s Human Rights Code, statutory rights created by laws and other “perceived rights.” As people better understand their rights and wish to exercise them, some of those rights can come into conflict. For example, the right to be free from discrimination on the ground of religious creed, or sexual orientation or gender can sometimes appear to be at odds with other rights.
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Taking conflicting rights to the next step – the Christian Horizons decision
From: Annual Report 2010-2011: Looking back, moving forward
Tribunals and courts face a growing need to balance competing rights, in areas such as religion and sexual orientation. One example of this balancing act is Ontario Human Rights Commission v. Christian Horizons, a lengthy and complex case which was appealed to the Ontario Divisional Court.