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1. $40,000 awarded in racial profiling case

   Toronto - The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has awarded Rawle Maynard $40,000 after the Toronto man was found to have been racially profiled by a Toronto Police Service officer.

2. "Paying The Price: The Human Cost Of Racial Profiling": Ontario Human Rights Commission releases report

   Toronto - "Racial profiling has no place in our society. We have to stop debating the issue and start acting on it," was the key message delivered today by Chief Commissioner Keith Norton at the release of the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s report on the effects of racial profiling. Entitled, Paying the Price: The Human Cost of Racial Profiling, the Report is based on over 400 personal accounts of experiences with profiling that individuals shared with the Commission during the course of its Racial Profiling Inquiry held earlier this year. The Report looks at the human cost of racial profiling on individuals who have experienced it, their families and their communities and the detrimental impacts of this practice on society as a whole.

3. 11. Indigenous spiritual practices

   From: Policy on preventing discrimination based on creed

   Indigenous peoples practice diverse spiritual traditions in Ontario,^[487] reflecting the diversity of Indigenous peoples in Ontario and Canada.^[488] This section addresses the duty to accommodate Indigenous spiritual beliefs and practices in areas covered by the Code.^[489]

4. 2015 Summit on Sexual Violence and Harassment

   November 19 and 20, 2015 - Speaking Notes: Chief Commissioner Renu Mandhane (check against delivery). "Thank you for inviting me here to add a human rights lens to the issues of sexual harassment and sexual violence. This is an issue very close to my heart."

5. 9.5. Intersections with race and related grounds

   From: Minds that matter: Report on the consultation on human rights, mental health and addictions

   We heard about the different types of intersecting discrimination occurring because of race, citizenship, ethnic origin, place of origin, ancestry, colour or creed, in addition to mental health disabilities and/or addictions. We were told how perceptions about people’s disabilities can contribute to negative perceptions based on race in different ways.

6. 9.6. Aboriginal Peoples

   From: Minds that matter: Report on the consultation on human rights, mental health and addictions

   Many organizations and individuals spoke of how Aboriginal Peoples in Canada have been affected by a long history of colonization, institutionalized racism and discrimination, such as the residential school policies. The Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC) said that for the urban Aboriginal population, this has led to intergenerational trauma, family violence, poverty, homelessness, lack of education and incarceration. All of these have serious negative impacts on people’s mental health.

7. A Collective Impact: Interim report on the inquiry into racial profiling and racial discrimination of Black persons by the Toronto Police Service

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

   In November 2017, the OHRC launched its inquiry into racial profiling and racial discrimination of Black persons by the TPS to help build trust between the police and Black communities. The goal of the inquiry was to pinpoint problem areas and make recommendations. This Interim Report describes what the OHRC has done to date. It provides findings relating to SIU investigations of police use of force resulting in serious injury or death, describes the lived experiences of Black individuals, and offers highlights of legal decisions.

8. A collective impact: Remarks by Chief Commissioner Renu Mandhane (2018)

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

   Toronto - On International Human Rights Day (December 10, 2018), the OHRC released A collective impact, the interim report on its inquiry into racial profiling and racial discrimination of Black persons by the Toronto Police Service. Read OHRC Chief Commissioner Renu Mandhane's remarks.

9. Anti-racism and anti-discrimination for municipalities: Introductory manual

   May 2010 - This document is a ”how-to” guide. It gives municipalities directions on how they can start or improve anti-racism and anti-discrimination initiatives. This manual focuses on small and medium-size municipalities but any municipality, large or small, should find it useful.

10. Backgrounder - Commission settles complaints with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

    October 2005 - The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (the “Board’) agrees that, when teachers or school administrators are alleged to have made inappropriate remark(s) toward a student regarding that student's race, colour, ethnic origin, place of origin, creed, or disability, or other grounds as protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code , or to have purposefully failed to appropriately accommodate the needs of disabled students, the Board shall investigate the allegations and implement measures, where appropriate, to ensure accountability. Such measures shall include, in appropriate circumstances, discipline up to and including termination.

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