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Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in an evolving landscape

September 26, 2024

Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day that honours the children who never came home and Survivors of Indian Residential Schools and their families and communities. The ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and its resulting intergenerational trauma on Indigenous Peoples requires specific work to redress these harms and rebuild relationships.

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Tackling anti-Black racism in education

Tackling anti-Black racism in education Click to read.

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Right to Read inquiry report available online now! Click to read.

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OHRC makes over 100 recommendations to address anti-Black racism in the Toronto Police Service. Click to read


Human rights in Ontario

The Ontario Human Rights System is made up of three separate agencies:

  1. The Ontario Human Rights Commission (that’s us) works to promote, protect and advance human rights through research, education, targeted legal action and policy development.
  2. The Human Rights Legal Support Centre gives legal help to people who have experienced discrimination under the Code.
  3. The Human Rights Tribunal is where human rights applications are filed and decided.

To learn more, complete our Human Rights 101 eLearning.