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  1. OHRC Policy statement on COVID-19 vaccine mandates and proof of vaccine certificates

    September 22, 2021

    While receiving a COVID-19 vaccine remains voluntary, the OHRC takes the position that mandating and requiring proof of vaccination to protect people at work or when receiving services is generally permissible under the Human Rights Code (Code) as long as protections are put in place to make sure people who are unable to be vaccinated for Code-related reasons are reasonably accommodated.

  2. Énoncé de politique de la CODP sur l’exigence de vaccination et de preuve de vaccination

    September 22, 2021

    Bien que la décision de se faire vacciner contre la COVID-19 demeure volontaire, la CODP est d’avis qu’exiger la vaccination et la présentation d’une preuve de vaccination afin de protéger les travailleurs dans un lieu de travail ou les personnes qui reçoivent des services est permis en règle générale en vertu du Code des droits de la personne (le « Code »), pour autant que des protections soient mises en place pour veiller à ce que les personnes qui ne peuvent pas se faire vacciner pour des raisons protégées par le Code puissent obtenir une mesure d’adaptation raisonnable.

  3. OHRC submission regarding Ontario’s next Poverty Reduction Strategy

    April 30, 2020

    I am writing today on behalf of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) about the government’s consultation on Ontario’s next Poverty Reduction Strategy (Strategy). The OHRC calls on Ontario to take a human rights-based approach to poverty reduction by entrenching the types of economic and social responses to COVID-19 into permanent solutions that will once and for all protect the well-being of everyone in our province.

  4. Applying housing legislation and programs to prevent discrimination

    From: In the zone: Housing, human rights and municipal planning

    Responsibility for housing, either as a Service Manager or as a landlord, also includes a responsibility for human rights. A human rights lens needs to be applied to all housing matters, including the use of tools enabled by legislation.

    Municipalities must follow a variety of provincial legislation regulating housing and housing-related issues. Examples are the Residential Tenancies Act and the Housing Services Act. Both of these contain provisions that can help prevent discrimination and encourage inclusiveness.

  5. Every municipality is different

    From: In the zone: Housing, human rights and municipal planning

    Municipalities in Ontario come in all shapes and sizes. Each has different issues, different neighbourhoods and different community needs. And each has a different capacity to respond to these needs. This guide offers a variety of steps municipalities can tailor to meet their unique circumstances, while also meeting their human rights responsibilities.

    About the Human Rights Code

    The Ontario Human Rights Code offers protection from discrimination in five social areas:

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