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1. 8. Poverty, mental health and addiction

   From: Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions

   People with psychosocial disabilities are more likely to have low incomes than people without psychosocial disabilities, and many people live in chronic poverty. In the OHRC’s mental health consultation, as well as in its housing policy consultation, it heard a great deal about the links between mental health, addictions and societal factors such as poverty, homelessness, lower levels of education, inadequate levels of public assistance and other social supports, and a lack of affordable housing. For example, many people who have psychosocial disabilities receive public assistance.

2. Deputation to the Ottawa Police Services Board on the Traffic Stop Race Data Collection Project

   Thank you for the opportunity to talk about the OPS’s Traffic Stop Race Data Collection Project. My deputation will be available online this afternoon, and the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s full report with our analysis of the findings will be available on our website tomorrow. This project was based on a 2012 settlement between the Ottawa Police Services Board and the Commission, after Chad Aiken, a young Black man, filed a human rights complaint alleging racial profiling.

3. Commission activities 2006-2007: Promoting, protecting and advancing human rights

   From: Annual report 2006-2007

   Public Contact with the Commission

   As the first point of contact for members of the public, the Commission’s inquiry service delivers important public education about human rights and responsibilities under the Code, and provides information about the Commission’s policies and guidelines, as well as relevant external resources. The Commission is often able to assist individuals and organizations to prevent or resolve problems so that a complaint is not necessary.

   In 2006-07:

4. Confidentiality and disclosure of information

   From: Annual Report 2011-2012 - Human rights: the next generation

   When requesting accommodation from an education provider, students (and/or their parent(s)/guardian(s)) have a responsibility to provide sufficient information about their disability-related needs to facilitate the accommodation. Educational services at the lower levels of education are broad and may include cultivating aspects of the student’s development beyond those that are strictly academic.

5. Creed and human rights for Indigenous peoples

   What protection does the Ontario Human Rights Code offer?

   The Ontario Human Rights Code (the Code) recognizes the dignity and worth of every person in Ontario. It provides for equal rights and opportunities, and freedom from discrimination. Indigenous peoples, including status, non-status, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, are included in these protections.

   The Code prohibits discrimination and harassment based on 17 personal attributes – called grounds. Creed is one of the protected grounds.

6. 3. What we heard

   From: Under suspicion: Research and consultation report on racial profiling in Ontario

   3.1. Racial profiling trends and experiences

   We heard many reports about racial profiling from individuals, community groups, academics and others. This section is divided into two parts. The first outlines the results from our racial profiling survey related to:

7. Historique

   From: Document de travail : Vers une politique de la commission sure l'identité sexuelle

   Cadre historique

   Les personnes transgenres existent depuis la nuit des temps. Plusieurs cultures ont intégré des comportements liés à la sexualité et au sexe qui, de nos jours, seraient considérés par la culture nord-américaine comme étant incongrus par rapport aux comportements sociaux acceptables^[8].

8. Opinion editorial "Class of rights"

   October 26, 2007 - The values embodied in human rights laws hold a special place in the minds of Canadians. Canadians believe that tolerance, mutual respect, and diversity are fundamental to the nature and success of this country. Looking at some of the recent debate in Ontario around religious school funding, and the ongoing consultation in Quebec on reasonable accommodation, I believe that this is a time to remember and promote those values. It is certainly not time to turn away from them.

9. Fiche de renseignements – À propos de l’identité sexuelle et de l’expression de l’identité sexuelle

   Avril 2014 ­­­­- Au fil des ans, la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne (CODP) a pris des mesures pour enrayer la discrimination fondée sur l’identité sexuelle. En 1999, la CODP a rendu public le document Vers une politique de la Commission sur l’identité sexuelle à des fins d’obtention des commentaires des membres du public[1]. En 2000, la CODP a publié sa première politique sur la discrimination et le harcèlement fondés sur l’identité sexuelle, dans laquelle elle prenait position en étendant à l’identité sexuelle le motif de discrimination interdit par le Code que constitue le « sexe ». À la suite de la publication de cette politique, la CODP a continué d’intervenir en faveur de la reconnaissance explicite de l’identité sexuelle en tant que motif de discrimination interdit protégé par le Code.

10. Getting to know our OHRC Commissioners

    A new series profiling OHRC Commissioners offers a deeper look at who the Commissioners are, what drives them to advance human rights, and what issues are currently most important to them. The third in the series features Commissioner Jewel Amoah, a Canadian-Trinidadian human rights lawyer, activist and academic. Amoah is currently the Human Rights and Equity Advisor with the Halton District School Board. She has also worked with organizations both in Canada and abroad, providing extensive advice on gender equality and legislative reform.

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