Services
From: Guide to your rights and responsibilities under the Human Rights Code
You have the right to be free from discrimination when you receive goods or services, or use facilities. For example, this right applies to:
goods, services and facilities
TPS racial profiling and carding: OHRC deputation at November 18, 2013 public meeting inviting public comment on PACER report and Mukherjee report
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) continues to have significant human rights concerns about racial profiling and its impact on racialized and Aboriginal Peoples.
Duty to Accommodate
Accommodation rights and responsibilities under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Landmark settlement addresses needs of inmates with mental health issues in Ontario prisons
Toronto – The mental health needs of prison inmates is the focus of a landmark settlement reached today.
Tribunal rules school board's practice of distributing Gideon Bibles discriminatory
On August 13th, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario released its decision on a human rights application, R.C. v. District School Board of Niagara.
Removing the “Canadian experience” barrier – A guide for employers and regulatory bodies
July 2013 - When an employer requires people applying for jobs to have “Canadian experience,” or where a regulatory body requires “Canadian experience” before someone can get accredited, they may create barriers for newcomers to Canada. Requiring “Canadian experience” could violate the Ontario Human Rights Code (the Code), which protects people from discrimination based on grounds such as race, ancestry, colour, place of origin and ethnic origin.
OHRC letter to the Toronto Police Services Board on the current practice of carding
July 2, 2013 - The Commission has a number of significant human rights and Charter concerns with the current practice of carding. It has also heard similar concerns from community and advocacy groups.
Letter to the City of London on Zoning By-law Amendment number Z-8063 (methadone clinic)
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (“the OHRC”) understands that, on October 31, 2012, City Council approved zoning by-law amendment number Z-8063, permitting a methadone clinic to be established under certain conditions at 425 Wharncliffe Road. The OHRC further understands that, while Council approved this amendment, it applied a holding provision which required a public site plan meeting be held.
Commission intervenes in court case involving a Muslim woman's right to testify wearing her niqab (face covering)
The central issue in this appeal is the apparent conflict between the intersecting religious and equality rights of a witness and the fair trial rights of the accused in the context of a criminal proceeding. The OHRC’s submissions set out a process, based in existing case law, to analyze and reconcile potentially competing rights. The proposed process can apply, with appropriate modifications, to any competing rights claims whether they arise under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter), human rights legislation, the common law or otherwise.
WPS, WPSB and OPC release Second Year Annual Report on joint Project Charter with the OHRC
A report on second year activities undertaken as part of a joint Project Charter with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) was released today by the Windsor Police Service (WPS), the Windsor Police Services Board (WPSB) and the Ontario Police College (OPC).
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