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1. Celebrating the Chief Commissioner's one-year anniversary

   The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) congratulates Patricia DeGuire on her 1st anniversary on August 19, 2022, as Chief Commissioner.

2. On Canadian Buddhist engagement with religious rights discourse and the law

   From: Creed, freedom of religion and human rights - Special issue of Diversity Magazine - Volume 9:3 Summer 2012

   The contemporary ‘convert-immigrant’ make-up of the Canadian Buddhist population not only complicates accommodating the diversity of Buddhist-Canadian religious rights, but also challenges the very definition of “creed” as it is currently formulated in the Ontario Human Rights Code. This paper highlights these dynamics as they pertain to two institutional settings: the penal system and the health care system.

3. Policy on female genital mutilation (FGM)

   November 2000 - The OHRC acknowledges that FGM is an internationally recognized violation against women and girls’ human rights. The OHRC has developed this policy to ensure the effective protection and promotion of human rights of women and girls. The purpose of this document is to outline the policy position of the OHRC with respect to the practice of FGM.

4. Updated creed policy gives guidance on protecting rights

   Toronto – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) today releases an updated Policy on preventing discrimination based on creed. The OHRC introduced its first policy on creed in 1996. Since that time, Ontario society has grown increasingly more diverse and there have been many important legal and social developments. The update reflects today’s issues and changes to case law, and provides expanded information in areas like Indigenous Spirituality and creed-based profiling.

5. OHRC statement: Demographic data necessary to fight COVID-19

   The OHRC encourages the government to once again heed the advice of health and human rights experts who agree that Ontario needs demographic data to effectively fight COVID-19.

6. 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.

7. 5. The Ontario Human Rights Code

   From: Policy on female genital mutilation (FGM)

   The Ontario Human Rights Code recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of every person in Ontario. The Preamble makes particular reference to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the inherent principles of dignity and equal and inalienable rights of the person. The creation of a society in which all persons can live and work in an environment that is free from discrimination is central to the policy objectives of the OHRC by virtue of the Code.

8. V. Discrimination Based on Family Status

   From: Policy and guidelines on discrimination because of family status

   1. Defining Discrimination

9. Employment discrimination based on family status (fact sheet)

   2007 - Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, persons in a parent-child relationship have a right to equal treatment in the workplace. This means that employers cannot discriminate in hiring, promotion, training, benefits, workplace conditions, or termination of employment because a person is caring for a child or parent.

10. Mémoire de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne à l'attention de l'Ordre des médecins et chirurgiens de l'Ontario au sujet de l'ébauche de politique initiulée « Pysicians and the Ontario Human Rights Code »

    Février 2008 - L’ébauche de politique soulève un certain nombre de nouvelles préoccupations. Les pages suivantes décrivent les préoccupations de la Commission et proposent des solutions pour y répondre. Nous espérons que nos commentaires aideront l’Ordre à établir des politiques plus claires et à fournir aux médecins et chirurgiens des renseignements corrects et suffisants au sujet de leurs obligations en vertu du Code.

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