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  1. Position Statement – Discrimination on the basis of sex in recruitment for the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program

    December 10, 2014

    It has come to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s attention that employers in Ontario are hiring almost exclusively men to work on their farms as part of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP). Research shows us that each year, less than 4% of the workers that come to Ontario through the SAWP are women.

  2. La CODP se félicite des nouvelles procédures de changement de la désignation du sexe sur l’enregistrement de naissance pour des mineurs

    December 15, 2014

    Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a fait un pas de plus dans son plan d’éliminer les obstacles et de promouvoir les droits de la personne pour les personnes transgenres. La CODP se félicite des nouvelles procédures et des nouveaux formulaires de l’Ontario autorisant le changement de la désignation du sexe sur l’enregistrement de naissance des mineurs.

  3. Message from Ruth Goba – Statement on International Women’s Day

    March 6, 2015

    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.

  4. Sexual Harassment Awareness Week June 1 – 7, 2015

    June 1, 2015

    The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is pleased to mark Sexual Harassment Awareness Week. Sexual harassment continues to be a critical issue across Ontario society. Recent news coverage of incidents affecting female reporters while on the job highlights the pervasiveness of the problem for women at work. The OHRC has long recognized the serious impact of sexual harassment on its victims, and on an organization’s morale and overall productivity.

  5. Semaine de sensibilisation au harcèlement sexuel 1er - 7 juin 2015

    June 1, 2015

    La Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne (CODP) a le plaisir de marquer la Semaine de sensibilisation au harcèlement sexuel. Le harcèlement sexuel demeure un problème grave au sein de la société ontarienne. Les médias ont récemment fait état d'incidents de harcèlement sexuel au travail à l'égard de journalistes de sexe féminin, qui soulignent la profondeur du problème pour les femmes au travail. La CODP reconnaît depuis longtemps les graves répercussions du harcèlement sexuel sur les victimes, ainsi que sur l'état d'esprit d'un organisme et sa productivité globale.

  6. OHRC seeks leave to intervene in racial profiling case

    June 2, 2015

    Toronto - The Ontario Human Rights Commission is seeking leave to intervene as a friend of the Court in the “Neptune 4” case, being heard by the Toronto Police Service Disciplinary Tribunal. The action is part of a longstanding effort by the OHRC to tackle racial profiling – an issue at the heart of the Commission’s mandate to promote and advance respect for human rights in Ontario. 

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