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  1. Segregation and mental health in Ontario’s prisons: Jahn v. Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

    OHRC seeks Human Rights Tribunal Order against Ontario for failing to keep people with mental health disabilities out of segregation

    On August 25, 2020, the OHRC filed a motion with the HRTO for an order to hold Ontario accountable for failing to meet its legal obligations under both its Jahn v MCSCS settlement and the 2018 OHRC v Ontario Consent Order to keep prisoners with mental health disabilities out of segregation.

  2. Mémoire de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne sur les modifications apportées au règlement relatif au matériel et à l’usage de la force en vertu de la Loi de 2019 sur la sécurité communautaire et les services policiers.

    La Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne (CODP) se réjouit de l’occasion qui lui est donnée de présenter ses observations sur les modifications apportées au règlement relatif au matériel et à l’usage de la force[1] (le « règlement ») en vertu de la Loi de 2019 sur la sécurité communautaire et les services policiers (LSCSP).

  3. CODP Mémoire au ministère des Services à l'enfance et à la jeunesse concernant l'examen de la Loi sur les services à l'enfance et à la famille

    La Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne (CODP) apprécie la possibilité qui lui est donnée de formuler des suggestions dans le cadre de l'examen de la Loi sur les services à l'enfance et à la famille (LSEF) entrepris par le gouvernement en application de ladite loi. En matière de services, l'article 1 du Code des droits de la personne de l'Ontario protège les enfants de toute discrimination fondée sur la race, l'ascendance, le lieu d'origine, la couleur, l'origine ethnique, la citoyenneté, la croyance, le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité sexuelle, l'expression de l'identité sexuelle, l'état matrimonial, l'état familial ou un handicap.

  4. Protecting vulnerable workers from discrimination

    From: A bold voice: Annual report 2016-2017

    To coincide with International Women’s Day in March 2017, the OHRC released a new report that outlines commitments made by many of Ontario’s largest and most well-known restaurant chains to eliminate discriminatory dress codes for restaurant staff. Not on the Menu: Inquiry report on sexual and gender-based dress codes in Ontario’s restaurants outlines findings from an inquiry into dress codes at certain restaurants operating across Ontario.

  5. Appendix 2 - Racial profiling and the Toronto Police Service : Evidence, consequences and policy options

    From: From Impact to Action: Final report into anti-Black racism by the Toronto Police Service

     

    Dr. Scot Wortley
    Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
    University of Toronto

    Submitted to the Ontario Human Rights Commission September 2021

    ISBN: 978-1-4868-5400-4 (Print), 978-1-4868-5401-1 (PDF), © 2021, Government of Ontario

     

  6. 5. Collecting data in a Code-consistent way

    From: Count me in! Collecting human rights-based data

    Collecting information about characteristics based on Code and non-Code grounds may lead to fears that the information might be used to treat a person or group in a discriminatory way, give unmerited preference to a particular group that does face historical discrimination, or lead to individuals being identified or “outed.” To address such fears, the following guidelines are strongly recommended to make sure that data involving Code and non-Code grounds is collected and used in a legitimate and appropriate way:

  7. Guidelines for collecting data on enumerated grounds under the Code

    November 2009 - Collecting information about characteristics based on Code and non-Code grounds may lead to fears that the information might be used to treat a person or group in a discriminatory way, give unmerited preference to a particular group that does face historical discrimination, or lead to individuals being identified or “outed.” To address such fears, the following guidelines are strongly recommended to make sure that data involving Code and non-Code grounds is collected and used in a legitimate and appropriate way

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