Toronto – A coalition of national and provincial organizations and agencies has partnered to launch an awareness raising campaign that encourages Ontarians to stand up to Islamophobia and racism.
Au-delà du remords : agir. Deux semaines se sont écoulées depuis la tragique attaque perpétrée contre une mosquée de la Ville de Québec. Dans tout le Canada, de nombreuses personnes et organisations ont exprimé, comme il se doit, leur indignation, leur chagrin et leur soutien à nos voisins musulmans. Mais nous devons faire plus et c'est le moment d'agir. Prendre des mesures durables est le meilleur moyen de se souvenir des victimes et de leur rendre hommage. Nous devons d'abord reconnaître que l'islamophobie est une réalité incrustée dans le tissu sociétal, y compris ici en Ontario.
A few months ago, I visited Thunder Bay and had the opportunity to speak with members of the Indigenous community. Community members told me about their concerns related to policing and child welfare, trafficking of Indigenous women and girls, and everyday racism in almost every facet of their lives including employment, housing, healthcare and retail. Most strikingly, people talked about being “garbaged” – literally having garbage thrown at them while walking down the street, all because of their Indigenous ancestry. I brought these concerns to the leaders that I met later in the day, including the Mayor and police.
La vue de collectivités honorant l’héritage des personnes noires et célébrant la « joie des Noirs » a été source d’inspiration et d’encouragement pour la CODP. Si le vécu, l’histoire et l’identité varient d’une communauté noire à l’autre, le talent, la capacité, la dignité et l’excellence, à l’origine de la joie des Noirs, font en revanche partie de leur expérience commune.
As this school year ends, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) takes this opportunity to reflect on what it heard concerning the challenges faced by students, parents, educators, and administrators in Ontario’s public education system.
As the school year begins, we must actively and intentionally work to end the scourges of hate and violence in our education systems and communities.
From: Policy on drug and alcohol testing
Employment
Section 5
(1) Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to employment without
discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offenses, marital status, family status or disability.
Disability
Section 10
(1) “Disability” means,
Toronto - The Ontario Human Rights Commission, the City of Toronto, the Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario, the Greater Toronto Apartment Association and the Human Rights Legal Support Centre have joined forces to promote housing as a human right. The partners are encouraging Toronto tenants and landlords to learn more about these rights by today launching a poster that will appear in 120 transit shelters across Toronto during the month of March.
Toronto - This morning, senior business and community leaders joined the Ontario Human Rights Commission to launch “Count me in!”, a new guide that provides information and advice on collecting human rights-based data in a wide variety of sectors across Ontario.
