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  1. 7. Intersecting grounds

    From: Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions

    Discrimination may be unique or distinct when it occurs based on two or more Code grounds. Such discrimination can be said to be “intersectional.” The concept of intersectional discrimination recognizes that people’s lives involve multiple interrelated identities, and that marginalization and exclusion based on Code grounds may exist because of how these identities intersect.

  2. Submission of the OHRC to the Ombudsman’s Investigation into the direction provided to police by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services for de-escalating conflict situations

    July 2014 - People with mental health disabilities are often among the most vulnerable people in Ontario. Many face a unique set of challenges where they live, in workplaces, or in our communities. When people are in crisis they also present a unique set of challenges to police services when considering the use of force. This leads to many concerns from a human rights perspective. It is not the role of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) to comment on individual cases – we leave it to other experts to resolve these. But it is our role to look at common themes and concerns, and offer ways to move forward.

  3. Facts and figures

    From: Annual report 2013-2014: OHRC Today

    Reaching out – adding the personal touch

    Many human rights advances start with the personal touch – with a conversation. In 2013-14, we met with and spoke with groups across Ontario. Whether it was a speech, talking on a panel, presenting a training seminar or hosting an event, we worked hard to send the message that the OHRC is a partner and resource for all Ontarians. 

    Chief Commissioner Barbara Hall met with groups or made presentations at over 45 events. Highlights included:

  4. Dossier sur la croyance

    From: Rapport annuel 2013-2014: La CODP aujourd’hui

    Nous prenons en compte la croyance

    Lorsque le Code des droits de la personne de l’Ontario a été proclamé en 1962, la croyance était l’un des premiers motifs de discrimination énoncés. À l’époque, les minorités religieuses faisaient l’objet de nombreuses discriminations flagrantes. Depuis, la société et les lois canadiennes ont évolué et abordent aujourd’hui différemment le droit de croyance. Mais cette question continue d’être l’un des domaines des droits de la personne les plus complexes et les plus controversés.

  5. Opinion Editorial: Political will needed to end carding

    May 23, 2015

    Editor, The Toronto Star

    This week Mark Saunders was sworn in as Chief of the Toronto Police Service. He arrived amid a controversy that marred his predecessor’s final days and one that refuses to go away – the police procedure commonly known as “carding.” As Chief Saunders starts down this new road he has a choice – to hear the voices of the community and work to end racial profiling or to allow a deeply troubling practice to continue.

  6. Éditorial : L’éradication de la pratique du fichage nécessite une volonté politique

    May 23, 2015

    Rédacteur en chef, The Toronto Star

    Cette semaine, Mark Saunders a prêté serment comme chef du Service de police de Toronto. Son entrée en fonction s’est déroulée au milieu d’une controverse qui avait entachée les derniers jours de son prédécesseur et qui refuse de disparaître, soit la procédure policière connue communément sous le nom de « fichage ». Le chef Saunders a le choix, alors qu’il prend ses fonctions, d’écouter les voix qui se font entendre dans la communauté et d’œuvrer pour mettre fin au profilage racial, ou de permettre à une pratique très inquiétante de perdurer.

  7. Letter to Chief Paul Cook, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) President

    August 1, 2014

    Chief Paul Cook
    President, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police

    Dear Chief Cook,

    On behalf of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), I would like to congratulate the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) for its updated version of the LEARN Guideline for Police Record Checks with a clearer presumption against disclosure of non-conviction records.

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