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  1. Under suspicion: Frequently asked questions

    What is racial profiling?

    Racial profiling is a specific type of racial discrimination that pertains to safety and security. The OHRC currently defines racial profiling as:

    [A]ny action undertaken for reasons of safety, security or public protection that relies on stereotypes about race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, or place of origin rather than on reasonable suspicion, to single out an individual for greater scrutiny or different treatment.

  2. Correction: Toronto Police Service body–worn camera pilot project

    May 27, 2015

    Toronto - Several news outlets have recently quoted a Toronto Police Service (TPS) news release regarding body-worn cameras: http://torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/31840

    That release says, in part:

    The Service has partnered with the Information & Privacy Commissioner, the Ontario Human Rights Commission, the Ministry of the Attorney General and the Toronto Police Association to develop a procedure that addresses issues of privacy, retention, and disclosure. 

    This statement is not accurate.

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

    May 3, 2017 - During the consultation, we heard many perspectives and experiences. We heard concerns about racialized and Indigenous peoples being subjected to unwarranted surveillance, investigation and other forms of scrutiny, punitive actions and heavy-handed treatment. We also tried to explore other, less well-understood forms of racial profiling, which may be systemic in nature. This report presents what we learned about institutional policies, practices, prediction and assessment tools, and decision-making processes, which may seem neutral but may nonetheless amount to systemic racial profiling. 

  4. Lettre à la Commission de services policiers de Toronto concernant la pratique du fichage

    January 13, 2014

    Nous vous remercions d’avoir reçu la délégation de la Commission sur le profilage racial et le fichage, le 18 novembre 2013. Nous croyons savoir que la Commission de services policiers de Toronto (la « CSPT ») a retenu les services de Frank Addario pour qu’il lui donne un avis juridique indépendant sur le fichage, et que vous lui avez confié pour mandat général d’étudier tout le processus des interactions entre les policiers et les membres du public.

  5. Service de police de Toronto - Profilage racial et fichage : délégation à la Commission de services policiers de Toronto

    April 8, 2014

    L'ébauche de politique de la Commission de services policiers de Toronto est une étape importante dans le cadre de ses efforts en vue de surveiller et superviser les réformes de son approche actuelle des contacts communautaires. L'ébauche de politique mentionne des principes importants, dont le désengagement, la connaissance des droits et la conformité au Code des droits de la personne et à la Charte. Nous convenons que des sondages pour évaluer la satisfaction du public à l'égard des contrôles ciblés et la collecte de données dans une base de données distincte pour surveiller les préjudices raciaux dans les contrôles ciblés, sont très utiles.

  6. OHRC written deputation to the Toronto Police Services Board re: Police Reform in Toronto: Systemic Racism, Alternative Community Safety and Crisis Response Models and Building New Confidence in Public Safety

    The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is providing this written deputation to the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) in response to its August 11, 2020, report on Police Reform in Toronto: Systemic Racism, Alternative Community Safety and Crisis Response Models and Building New Confidence in Public Safety and the recommendations it contains (Police Reform Report), which are being considered for approval at its August 18, 2019, meeting.

  7. Youth advisor statements (2017)

    From: Public interest inquiry into racial profiling and discrimination by the Toronto Police Service

    Youth advisor statements

    November 30, 2018

    Hairstory - Youth advisor 1

    Hi my name is Anonymous (not sure if we were suppose to state names) I felt like it was very important for me to speak today on behalf of my community and other black youth because carding and police harassment has been a very frequent issue for my brothers and I growing up in the city of Toronto. 

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