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2003-2004 Actual Year-End Financial Position ($’000)     2003-04 Printed Estimates Revised Budget Mar. 31, 2004

Decisions Grounds St. Hill v. VRM Investments Ltd., et al. family status

The Commission’s Accountability Framework establishes targets for the organization’s performance in the coming year and reports on achievements against previously-established targets. The following is a summary of achievements against targets in the 2003-2004 fiscal year. SERVICE AREA 2003-2004 COMMITMENTS  

During the 2003-2004 fiscal year, the Legal Services Branch was involved in the following resolutions:  7 Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decisions, 26 settlements, 5 judicial review decisions, 3 decisions from the Superior Court of Justice, 5 appeal court decisions, and 2 decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada.

  Another important function of the Commission is to develop and conduct programs of public information and education.

As part of its mandate to eliminate discrimination in society and advance broader societal and human rights issues as they emerge, the Commission provided advice on a number of matters.

In keeping with its mandate to promote understanding of human rights and to conduct research to eliminate discriminatory practices, the Commission undertook a number of policy development initiatives in 2003-2004. Commission policies and guidelines are approved public statements that set out the Commission’s interpretation of the Code.

Under the Code, the Commission is required to receive all complaints that fall within its jurisdiction.  In the fiscal year 2003-2004, 2,450 new complaints were filed at the Commission. This amounts to an increase of 674 cases (or 38%) over complaints filed in the 2002-2003 fiscal period and represents a general rise in complaints across most grounds of discrimination. Until this past year, new complaints filed generally remained below 2,000 cases per year. During the same period, the Commission closed 2,038 complaints.

Office of the Chief Commissioner The Office of the Chief Commissioner provides leadership and guides the Commission in carrying out its statutory functions in a way that ensures that, at both the government and community levels, human rights are protected in the province. The Chief Commissioner and Commissioners set policy direction and make decisions about complaints relating to the Code. Office of the Executive Director

2004-2005 Actual Year-End Financial Position ($’000)   2004-05 Printed Estimates Revised Budget Mar. 31, 2005

Final Decisions Grounds Colvin and Jackson v. Hillcrest Variety, Gillies (complaint successful) ex, sexual sollicitation, harassement Henry v. Mrs Beasley’s Bake Shop Inc., Kuntz (complaint dismissed)

List of Commissioners KEITH C. NORTON, Q.C., B.A., LL.B. Chief Commissioner Keith Norton was appointed Chief Commissioner of the Commission on July 17, 1996. He is an educator and a lawyer by training, having studied law at Queen’s University in Kingston, as well as having received a diploma in education from the Ontario College of Education. He practiced criminal and family law in Kingston, Ontario, and taught at the secondary and post-secondary levels.

May 2013 - If you want to tell your employees, clients and community that your organization respects human rights, there’s an easy way to get started. Just print out and display a Code card.

Toronto – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) today released a report on its inquiry into rental housing licensing in the City of North Bay. The report outlines what the OHRC heard, identifies the City’s response to some concerns, gives recommendations for advancing human rights moving forward, and also refers to one part of the bylaw where human rights issues remain.

Table 1: New Complaints Filed by Social Area and Grounds Cited  Total Number of New Complaints: 2,399   Percent of Total Complaints Filed Percent of Grounds Cited   Total Grounds

About the Commission The Ontario Human Rights Commission (the”Commission”) is an arm’s length agency of the government, accountable to the Legislature of Ontario through the Attorney General. The Commission’s principal functions are set out in the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) and include the promotion and advancement of human rights and the investigation, mediation, settlement and litigation of complaints.

What We’ve Accomplished

June 2005 In this, my final report, I am pleased to report on the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s activities for the April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005 fiscal year. During 2004-2005, the Commission accomplished several significant achievements including key legal settlements on a variety of human rights issues. In particular, the Commission:

Financial Position as of March 31, 2006 ($’000)   2005-06 Printed Estimates Revised Budget Mar. 31, 2006 Actual Expenditure Mar. 31, 2006 2005-06

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In the licensing bylaw and exemptions application process, the City should remove any distinctions that are based on the number of people contributing to the rent. The City should not favour “traditional families” in the exemptions process.

During the inquiry, the OHRC heard concerns from tenants, landlords and other individuals about...

  HRTO Final Decisions    Grounds August v. Richland Marketing Inc. o/a Richland Technical Services (complaint successful - amended decision) sex; sexual harassment   Boodhram v. 2009158 Ontario Limited o/a A Buck or Two #342 (complaint successful)