A report on second year activities undertaken as part of a joint Project Charter with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) was released today by the Windsor Police Service (WPS), the Windsor Police Services Board (WPSB) and the Ontario Police College (OPC).
Toronto - A recent Ontario Human Rights Tribunal decision in the case of Lane v. ADGA Group Consultants Inc. of Ottawa has upheld the right of persons with a mental health disability to be appropriately accommodated in the workplace under Ontario’s Human Rights Code.
Toronto - Une récente décision du Tribunal des droits de la personne de l’Ontario dans l’affaire Lane v. ADGA Group Consultants Inc. d'Ottawa a protégé le droit aux mesures d’adaptation appropriées dans le milieu de travail qui est accordé aux personnes atteintes de maladie mentale par le Code des droits de la personne de l’Ontario.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission has serious concerns about the degree to which people with mental health disabilities experience discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, and services. Discriminating against someone because they have a mental health disability or addiction is a violation of Ontario’s Human Rights Code.
Toronto - The Ontario Human Rights Commission will be launching its latest publication, Human Rights at Work, tomorrow at the annual Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario conference in Toronto. Human Rights at Work is a plain language guide for employers and covers a number of workplace-related human rights issues.
Toronto - La Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne dévoilera demain sa dernière publication en date, Les droits de la personne au travail, à l’occasion de la conférence annuelle de l’association des spécialistes en ressources humaines de la province, la Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO). Les droits de la personne au travail, une publication en langage clair qui s’adresse aux employeurs, traite du respect des droits de la personne sur les lieux de travail et dans le domaine de l’emploi en général.
Toronto - The Ontario Human Rights Commission released today its Policy on Discrimination and Harassment because of Sexual Orientation. The policy outlines protections offered to all Ontarians on the ground of sexual orientation and same-sex partnership status.
Toronto - The Ontario Human Rights Commission today released a discussion paper entitled Discrimination and Age: Human Rights Issues Facing Older Persons in Ontario, and announced consultations on human rights issues facing older persons in Ontario.
Toronto - The Ontario Human Rights Commission's province-wide consultation on human rights issues facing older persons begins today with the release of ,The Changing Face of Ontario: Discrimination and our Aging Population, a Consultation Paper.
Toronto - The Ontario Human Rights Commission today released two revised policies. The Commission's Policy on Drug and Alcohol Testing has been updated to reflect the Ontario Court of Appeal's recent decision in Entrop v. Imperial Oil Ltd., a human rights complaint involving the introduction of a workplace policy requiring employees in safety-sensitive positions to disclose a past or current substance abuse problem. In this case, although the problem had occurred eight years earlier and there had been no further incident of substance abuse, the employee was immediately reassigned to another position. The employee subsequently filed a human rights complaint alleging discrimination because of a handicap.
