8. Preventing and responding to sexual harassment
The ultimate responsibility for maintaining an environment free from sexual harassment rests with employers, housing providers, educators and other responsible parties covered by the Code. From a human...
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A policy primer: Guide to developing human rights policies and procedures
Approved by the Ontario Human Rights Commission: June 19, 1996Revised by the OHRC: December 2013Available in various accessible formats1. IntroductionThe Ontario Human Rights Code (the Code) states...
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A. Description and rationaleThe objective of a complaint resolution mechanism is to ensure that human rights issues are brought to the attention of the organization and are appropriately dealt with. A...
View ArticleOHRC Written Deputation on: Policy on Community Engagements Procedure 04-14:...
IntroductionRacial profiling by the Toronto Police Service is a recognized problem in need of an effective solution. I am very disappointed that what appeared to be progress, in the Board’s 2014...
View ArticleOHRC letter on eliminating racial profiling in police services
Dear Chief Blair,I am writing further to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) deputation to the Toronto Police Service Board (TPSB) on April 2, 2015 in regards to the revised Policy and...
View ArticleOpinion Editorial: Political will needed to end carding
Mr. Andrew Phillips Editor, The Toronto Star One Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1E6Via email: aphillips@thestar.caThis week Mark Saunders was sworn in as Chief of the Toronto Police Service. He...
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Removing the "Canadian experience" barrier
*/ Removing the “Canadian experience” barrierRemoving the “Canadian experience” barrier in employment and rights and responsibilities under the Ontario Human Rights Code.eLearning for employment...
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Example 6 - Charter right v. Charter right: Niqab case
Niqab caseRead the following news clipping about a recent competing rights case. This is an example of Charter rights (creed and sex) versus another Charter right (right to a fair trial).You can also...
View ArticleOHRC offers assistance to National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered...
Hon. Marion R. Buller Chief Commissioner National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Judges Chambers, Unit J 2620 Mary Hill Road Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 3B2Dear Chief...
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Policy on drug and alcohol testing 2016
Revised version approved by the OHRC: September 2000, 2009, 2016PDF recommended for assistive technologySummaryThe Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) recognizes that it is a legitimate goal for...
View ArticleAdam Capay case shows Ontario must eliminate the inhumane practice of...
Adam Capay case shows Ontario must eliminate the inhumane practice of segregationThe Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) was sounding the alarm on this inhumane practice well before I met Adam Capay...
View ArticleLetter to Solicitor General Jones - Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre
Hon. Sylvia Jones Ministry of the Solicitor General 18th Floor, George Drew Building 25 Grosvenor Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 1Y6Dear Solicitor General Jones:Thank you for providing the Ontario Human...
View ArticleLetter to Minister Pablo Rodriguez on Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez Minister of Canadian Heritage House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Rodriguez:I hope this letter finds you well. On behalf of the Ontario Human Rights Commission...
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Policy on eliminating racial profiling in law enforcement
ContentsExecutive summary1. Introduction 1.1. About this policy 1.1.2. Research and consultation 1.2. The legal context 1.3. The role of police and law enforcement...
View ArticleOntario Human Rights Commission Submission to the Toronto Police Services...
Ontario Human Rights Commission Submission to the Toronto Police Services Board re: Draft Policy on Race-Based Data Collection, Analysis and Public Reporting The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)...
View ArticleOntario Human Rights Commission Written Deputation to the Toronto Police...
Ontario Human Rights Commission Written Deputation to the Toronto Police Services Board re: Policy on Race-Based Data Collection, Analysis and Public Reporting The Ontario Human Rights Commission...
View ArticleOHRC’s new policy will support law enforcement to eliminate racial profiling
OHRC’s new policy will support law enforcement to eliminate racial profilingVAUGHAN—Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released its new Policy on eliminating racial profiling in law...
View ArticleSubmission of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to the Ministry of the...
IntroductionOn August 26, 2019, Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General (the Ministry) announced proposed amendments to Regulation 778 under the Ministry of Correctional Services Act. The Ontario...
View ArticleLetter to Secretary of Cabinet Davidson on anti-Black racism in the Ontario...
Steven Davidson Secretary of Cabinet Whitney Block Rm 6420 99 Wellesley St. W Toronto, ON M7A 1L2 Dear Secretary Davidson:Thank you for your letter dated July 26, 2019, and for meeting with the...
View ArticleAdam Capay case shows Ontario must eliminate the inhumane practice of...
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) was sounding the alarm on this inhumane practice well before I met Adam Capay in a segregation cell in the Thunder Bay Jail in October 2016. We had long been...
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