Removing the "Canadian experience" barrier
Removing the "Canadian experience" barrier in employment and rights and responsibilities under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Human Rights and Rental Housing
Rights and responsibilities in rental housing under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
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.
2. What is "discrimination"?
From: Human Rights at Work 2008 - Third Edition
a) Defining discrimination
Discrimination is not defined in the Code but usually includes the following elements:
Discrimination not allowed
From: Part I: Freedom from discrimination
You have the right to be free from discrimination that is in a specific social area such as jobs, housing and services, and in a specific social area such as jobs, housing and services. Your rights under the Code are not violated if you only have a social area or only have a ground. You must have both.
Interview questions and Facebook (fact sheet)
March 2012 - A story this week in the Toronto Star told of a candidate for a job with a police service who was asked, at an interview, to provide the password for his Facebook page. The story provoked a discussion on the blog of law professor David Doorey; is asking for such information contrary to Ontario’s Human Rights Code?
Scope of application
From: Guidelines on accessible education
Education is a “service” under the Code
Types of Rental Housing Discrimination
From: Human Rights and rental housing in Ontario: Background paper
Discrimination in rental housing can take various forms. One does not have to show that the discrimination was deliberate, malicious or even intentional. Even actions that are unintended or comments that are “only a joke”, are prohibited if they are offensive and discriminatory based on a ground in the Code.
3. Prima facie discrimination because of disability
From: Policy and guidelines on disability and the duty to accommodate
Once a disability within the meaning of section 10 of the Code is established, the individual has the burden of showing a prima facie case of discrimination.
Discrimination under the Code can be direct (refusal to grant a job or provide access to services or housing, for example, because of a disability), indirect, constructive (adverse effect) or based on society’s failure to accommodate actual differences.
Introduction
From: Policy on height and weight requirements
The Code states that it is public policy in Ontario to recognize the inherent dignity and worth of every person and to provide for equal rights and opportunities without discrimination. The provisions of the Code are aimed at creating a climate of understanding and mutual respect for the dignity and worth of each person so that each person feels a part of the community and feels able to contribute to the community.
