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1. Submission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the Ministry of the Solicitor General call for submissions on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Searches of People in Custody in Ontario’s Adult Correctional Institutions

    

   October 31, 2022

    

   Introduction

   On September 29, 2022, Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General (Ontario) announced its proposal to create an updated regulatory framework under the Ministry of Correctional Services Act for strip searches of people in custody in Ontario’s adult correctional institutions.

   The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) supports Ontario’s decision to take steps to better regulate the use of strip searches in its correctional institutions.

2. OHRC submission to the Ministry of the Solicitor General on the Equipment and Use of Force Regulation Amendment and implementation of modernized Use of Force Report

   In its submission on proposed government amendments to the Equipment and Use of Force Regulation and implementing a modernized Use of Force Report, the OHRC makes recommendations on reporting requirements; expanding the scope of incidents subject to use of force reporting, the level of force applied in reporting, and including the use of handcuffs; in accordance with leading practices, including additional contextual information; and providing guidance on the analysis required by section 14.7 (4) of the amended regulation. 

3. Mémoire concernant la modification du règlement sur le matériel et l’usage de la force et la mise en œuvre du rapport modernisé sur l’usage de la force

   Dans son mémoire consacré aux modifications proposées par le gouvernement au règlement sur le matériel et l’usage de la force et à la mise en œuvre d’un rapport modernisé sur l’usage de la force, la CODP formule des recommandations concernant les exigences en matière de rapports, l’élargissement de la portée des incidents devant faire l’objet d’un rapport sur l’usage de la force, l’inclusion dans les rapports du degré de force employé, du recours aux menottes et, conformément aux bonnes pratiques, de renseignements contextuels supplémentaires, ainsi que l’établissement de directives concernant l’analyse exigée par le paragraphe 14.7 (4) du règlement modifié.

4. Making International Equal Pay Day an occasion for ALL to celebrate

   The United Nations has designated September 18 as International Equal Pay Day. This recognition is an intentional focus on the disparities of the pay between women and men for work of equal value, where the work requires equal or more skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions.  

5. 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.

6. Ontario Human Rights Commission comment on Canada’s upcoming 24th and 25th Reports to the UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination

   The OHRC has prepared a submission in response to Canadian Heritage’s request for the views of human rights commissions to inform the Government of Canada as it prepares Canada's combined 24th and 25th periodic report to the United Nations on its implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

7. Observations de la Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne sur le prochain rapport du Canada valant 24e et 25e rapports au Comité des Nations Unies pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale

   La CODP a rédigé le présent mémoire comme suite à la demande faite par le ministère du Patrimoine canadien tendant à ce que les commissions des droits de la personne fassent part de leurs observations pour éclairer les travaux préparatoires menés par le gouvernement du Canada en vue de l’élaboration du rapport du Canada valant 24e et 25e rapports périodiques à l’Organisation des Nations Unies sur sa mise en œuvre de la Convention internationale sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination raciale.

8. OHRC releases Reflect, reimagine, respond: results, its 2021–2022 annual report

   TORONTO – Today, the OHRC released Reflect, reimagine, respond: results, its 2021–2022 annual report, highlighting the steps it took to reflect on, reimagine and respond to human rights concerns, and ultimately bring about human rights results for Ontarians.

9. Reflect, reimagine, respond: results – Annual Report 2021-2022

   Reflect, reimagine, respond: results, the 2021-2022 Ontario Human Rights Commission Annual Report, provides a qualitative and quantitative update on our progress in meeting the commitments set out in our 2017-2022 strategic plan, Putting people and their rights at the centre. 

10. OHRC statement on protecting and upholding human rights during the “monkeypox” outbreak

    As the world grapples with the ongoing “monkeypox” outbreak, several very concerning human rights issues have been exposed.

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