The OHRC is pleased that a recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) ruling confirmed it has jurisdiction to resolve Human Rights Code-related claims of discrimination by unionized employees.
From: Document de travail : Vers une politique de la commission sure l'identité sexuelle
From: Rapport annuel 1999–2000
Juin 2014 - La Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne (CODP) présente ce mémoire dans le cadre du second examen législatif indépendant de la Loi de 2005 sur l’accessibilité pour les personnes handicapées de l’Ontario (LAPHO). Conformément au mandat que lui confère le paragraphe 29 (c) du Code des droits de la personne de l’Ontario, la CODP prend position et fait des recommandations en vue de prévenir et d’éliminer les pratiques discriminatoires, y compris les obstacles auxquels font face les personnes handicapées. De façon constante, le handicap est le motif de discrimination le plus fréquemment cité dans plus de 50 p. 100 des requêtes déposées auprès du Tribunal des droits de la personne de l’Ontario.
April 2014 - The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is troubled by allegations that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) engaged in racial profiling when requesting DNA samples from approximately 100 “Indo and Afro-Caribbean” male migrant workers near Vienna, Ontario as part of a sexual assault investigation in October and November 2013.
Forty years ago, the United Nations declared March 8 as International Women’s Day. It is a day to celebrate women and their achievements, reflect on the progress towards equality, and promote an Ontario and world where there is true gender equality.
While we join the world in observing this day and honouring our mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, allies and friends, we know that we still have work to do at the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
Our work is not done when one in two Canadian women report having experienced some form of violence in their lifetime.
Ontario Human Rights Commission urges Ontarians to respect the human rights of Ontario’s East Asian community in light of the potential health event following confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Toronto.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is an arm’s-length agency of the government of Ontario established under the Ontario’s Human Rights Code. The function of the OHRC is to protect, promote and advance respect for human rights in Ontario, as well as identify and promote the elimination of discriminatory practices, all in the public interest. The OHRC works in many different ways to fulfill this mandate, including through education, policy development, public inquiries and litigation.
From: Discussion paper: Discrimination and age - Human rights issues facing older persons in Ontario
Outside the employment context, there are few cases that deal with discrimination against older persons. In the context of housing, age discrimination cases under human rights legislation tend to deal with issues facing younger people. However, older persons may experience discrimination on the ground of age or on the potentially related grounds of disability and receipt of public assistance (which would include government pensions).
From: Annual Report 2010-2011: Looking back, moving forward
In May 2010, the Toronto Police Service, the Toronto Police Services Board and the Ontario Human Rights Commission celebrated a major milestone in their joint project to bring about institutional change to eliminate racism and discrimination – the completion of the three-year Human Rights Project Charter initiative.
