From: Policy on scholarships and awards
Section 1 of the Code provides that every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to services, goods and facilities, without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status or disability. Education and access to educational facilities are "services" under Code.
From: Discussion paper: Toward a commission policy on gender identity
From: Dining out accessibly: A review of audit results and commitments
In recent years, the proportion of complaints citing the ground of disability has been reaching 50% or more of the Commission’s annual caseload. Although a large majority of complaints are in the area of employment, the Commission regularly receives inquiries and takes in complaints from persons with disabilities alleging that restaurant facilities and services are inaccessible.
From: Rapport annuel 2010 - 2011 : Un retour sur le passé, le cap sur l'avenir
Les tribunaux administratifs et judiciaires sont de plus en plus souvent appelés à concilier des droits contradictoires fondés sur des motifs comme la religion et l’orientation sexuelle. Un exemple de cet exercice délicat de conciliation est l’affaire Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne c. Christian Horizons, une affaire longue et complexe qui a été portée en appel devant la Cour divisionnaire de l’Ontario.
From: About the Commission
From: Annual Report 2011-2012 - Human rights: the next generation
Representatives of nearly 70 organizations, including several hundred men and women, will meet Premier Frost at Queen’s Park today to present a brief urging passage of legislation to deal with racial and religious discrimination.
Source: Toronto Daily Star, January 24, 1950
From: Annual Report 2011-2012 - Human rights: the next generation
The Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments, often working in partnership, have a number of programs specifically directed at seniors. Some of these programs are highlighted here:
From: From research to legislation: Challenging public perceptions and getting results
The Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments, often working in partnership, have a number of programs specifically directed at seniors. Some of these programs are highlighted here:
"As our mandate changes, and the transformation of Ontario’s human rights system continues, we are restructuring the Commission to fulfill new opportunities,” says Chief Commissioner Barbara Hall in the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s 2007/2008 Annual Report made public today.
April 6, 2016 - Dear Minister, I write in regard to your Ministry’s current consultation involving certain provincial and demonstration schools for students with disabilities. Under Ontario’s Human Rights Code, students with disabilities have a right to be free from discrimination. This includes the duty to accommodate students’ disability related needs. That duty also covers the accommodation process and everyone involved.
