En 1999, la CODP prenait position en indiquant qu’il était possible d’interpréter le motif de sexe prévu dans les lois relatives aux droits de la personne de façon à y inclure le droit des personnes transgenres de vivre à l’abri de la discrimination et du harcèlement.
From: An intersectional approach to discrimination: Addressing multiple grounds in human rights claims
Some courts and tribunals have started to acknowledge the need to make special provision for discrimination based on multiple grounds and to recognize the social, economic and historical context in which it takes place. However, despite these advancements, the courts’ understanding of a proper intersectional approach is still in its infancy. What follows is a discussion of recent cases in which a move towards a multiple grounds or intersectional analysis is evidenced in either a majority or dissenting opinion.
December 14, 2018 - An education system that respects human rights and promotes inclusion will be better placed to meet the government’s goals of improving academic achievement and preparing all students for the working world.
From: Document de travail : Vers une politique de la commission sure l'identité sexuelle
Se «dévoiler» en tant que transsexuel signifie passer par plusieurs étapes afin d’en arriver à reconnaître que son identité sexuelle ne correspond pas à son sexe biologique. Le cycle peut commencer, par exemple, par une prise de conscience et se poursuivre par une reconnaissance publique. Cependant, pour bon nombre, il ne s’agit pas d’une démarche linéaire, c’est-à-dire qu’elle ne commence pas nécessairement par la négation pour se terminer par la reconnaissance.
From: OHRC policy position on sexualized and gender-specific dress codes
March 8, 2016 - The OHRC recognizes the severe impacts of sexual harassment on working women and trans people. It can reduce employees’ morale, decrease productivity and contribute to physical and emotional effects such as anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. The United Nations’ Declaration of the Elimination of Violence Against Women specifically recognizes that sexual harassment is a form of violence against women.
The OHRC is pleased that the City of Toronto’s proposed framework for multi-tenant houses implements human rights principles and “would establish city-wide permissions for multi-tenant houses.”
From: Policy on preventing sexual and gender-based harassment
Section 10 of the Code defines harassment as “engaging in a course of vexatious[8] comment or conduct that is known or ought to be known to be unwelcome.” Using this definition, more than one event must take place for there to be a violation of the Code.[9] However, depending on the circumstances, one incident could be significant or substantial enough to be sexual harassment.
This opinion editorial by Chief Commissioner Ena Chadha on Indigenous and disability rights in healthcare appeared on nationalnewswatch.com on Sunday, November 1, 2020.
From: Poverty Point of View (POV)
Ontario's Human Rights Code, the first in Canada, was enacted in 1962.
The Code prohibits actions that discriminate against people based on a protected ground in a protected social area.
