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1. Removing the "Canadian experience" barrier

   Removing the "Canadian experience" barrier in employment and rights and responsibilities under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

2. Racial discrimination (brochure)

   2012 - The Ontario Human Rights Code (the Code) provides for equal rights and opportunities, and freedom from discrimination. The Code recognizes the dignity and worth of every person in Ontario. It applies to the areas of employment, housing, facilities and services, contracts, and membership in unions, trade or vocational associations. Under the Code, every person has the right to be free from racial discrimination and harassment.

3. Letter to Minister Pablo Rodriguez on Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy

   I wish to commend the government of Canada on the recently released Building a Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2020.

4. Letter to Associate Minister Dunlop on the Child Welfare System Consultation

   I am writing on behalf of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) with regard to the government’s public consultation into Ontario’s child welfare system.

5. Letter to Secretary of Cabinet Davidson on anti-Black racism in the Ontario Public Service

   Thank you for your letter dated July 26, 2019, and for meeting with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on September 17 to discuss the government’s efforts to address systemic anti-Black racism in the OPS. In addition to our meetings with your office, the OHRC has met with the Black OPS employee network (BOPSers), as well as with individual employees with personal experiences of anti-Black racism in the OPS.

6. OHRC’s new policy will support law enforcement to eliminate racial profiling

   Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released its new Policy on eliminating racial profiling in law enforcement at the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) CEOs Day. This policy, the first of its kind in Canada, offers practical guidance to help law enforcement identify and end racial profiling. The OACP is committed to the principles outlined in the policy, and more than 20 community and advocacy groups have added their support or endorsement.

7. The public service should reflect the full diversity of our community

   This opinion editorial by Chief Commissioner Renu Mandhane was published in the Globe and Mail on July 23, 2019.

8. Letter to Frank Fabiano, Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Thorold re: Black Hawk warrior image

   Frank Fabiano
   Chief Administrative Officer, City of Thorold

   Dear Mr. Fabiano,

   I am writing in response to your request for advice regarding the issue raised by people of Aboriginal heritage in your community who find objectionable the current Black Hawk warrior image used by local hockey teams and their associations in Thorold, Ontario.

9. Letter to Chief Paul Cook, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) President

   Chief Paul Cook
   President, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police

   Dear Chief Cook,

   On behalf of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), I would like to congratulate the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) for its updated version of the LEARN Guideline for Police Record Checks with a clearer presumption against disclosure of non-conviction records.