In a recent submission to the Ministry of Education, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) reiterated its call for an evidence-based approach to the routine presence of police in Ontario’s schools. In its submission to the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, the OHRC also highlights that colleges and universities admissions should uphold the principles of substantive equality.

The Ontario Human Rights Code provides the foundation to build inclusive initiatives by enabling employers and employees to understand and act on their human rights obligations in workspaces. 

TORONTO – Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released its 2024–2025 annual report entitled Cultivating a Culture of Dignity and Respect: A Shared Responsibility. This report provides an overview of the OHRC’s efforts to fulfil its mandate to the public.

Twenty years ago, on June 13, 2005, the AODA took effect after all parties of the Legislature unanimously passed this ground breaking law. This landmark legislation set 2025 as the target year for achieving accessibility in Ontario. Although there has been much progress, in the targeted year, that goal is largely unmet.

Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released its Policy statement on Indigenous-specific hiring (policy statement) to provide guidance primarily to non-Indigenous employers on how to appropriately hire for Indigenous-specific positions, while meeting their obligations under Ontario’s Human Rights Code (Code).

The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is pleased to endorse the Wellesley Institute’s Consensus Statement on Race-Based Data for Health, calling on all levels of the healthcare system, including governments, organizations, and healthcare providers, to collaborate in strengthening their capacity for the collection, use, and governance of race-based data to address inequities and promote health.

Media are invited to join the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) for the release of the OHRC’s Dreams Delayed: Addressing Systemic Anti-Black Racism and Discrimination in Ontario’s Public Education System Action Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan outlines the OHRC’s strategy to address systemic anti-Black racism and discrimination in Ontario’s publicly funded education system

Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) launched the Human Rights Impact Assessment for AI Technologies (“HRIA” or “the tool”), a tool to help assess and mitigate human rights impacts of AI systems in a broad range of applications.