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1. OHRC Submission to the Ministry of Children and Youth Services Review of the Child and Family Services Act

   The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the government’s legislated review of the Child and Family Services Act (CFSA). Section 1 of Ontario’s Human Rights Code protects children from discrimination in services, because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status or disability.

2. Removing the "Canadian experience" barrier

   Webinar Information

   Webinar Title:Removing the "Canadian experience" barrier

   

   Date & Time:April 30, 2014 at 11:00 am

   Duration:60 minutes

   Full Screen

   Policy on removing the “Canadian experience” barrier overview and Q&A.

   Language English

3. OHRC comment to the Ontario Ministry of Labour regarding Canada’s 2012 ILO Article 22 Report on Discrimination Convention 111

   This submission outlines recent developments for the reporting period June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012 related to discrimination in employment and the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (the OHRC) mandate. It includes OHRC activities, recent case law and comment regarding relevant ILO Committee observations and direct requests.

4. OHRC offers recommendations for Child and Family Services Act review

   Dear Minister, Please find attached is the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) submission in response to the 2014 review of the Child and Family Services Act.

5. Human Rights 101

   Introduction to human rights and responsibilities under the Ontario Human Rights Code (revised 2014).

6. Indigenous Peoples in Ontario and the Ontario Human Rights Code (brochure)

   2015 - The Ontario Human Rights Code is a provincial law that gives everybody the right to be free from discrimination in five parts of society – called social areas – based on one or more grounds. The five social areas are: employment, housing, services and facilities (such as education, health care, police, government, shops or restaurants), unions and vocational associations, and contracts or agreements.

7. Canada’s Human Rights Agencies call on all levels of Government to endorse the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

   The Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies (CASHRA) is calling on all levels of government across Canada to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

8. 2010-2011 Annual Report celebrates 50 years of OHRC

   Toronto - Chief Commissioner Barbara Hall today released the Ontario Human Rights Commission's 2010-2011 Annual Report.

9. Terror abroad has revealed troubling hate here at home

   Such is the nature of our hyper-connected planet that events seemingly worlds away from our day-to-day lives can reverberate in our neighbourhood. That is the power and promise of social media — it makes the world smaller.

10. Commission launches report calling for collective housing strategy

    Toronto - Chief Commissioner Barbara Hall and the Ontario Human Rights Commission today launched “Right at home: Report on the consultation on human rights and rental housing in Ontario.” This report, which follows a year of public sessions, meetings and submissions involving hundreds of individuals and organizations across the province, focuses on housing as a human right, and sets out a framework for collective action to identify, remove and prevent discrimination in rental housing.

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