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- Ontario's Human Rights Code, the first in Canada, was enacted in 1962. The Code protects people in Ontario against discrimination in employment, accommodation, goods, services and facilities, and membership in vocational associations and trade unions.
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Ontario's Human Rights Code, the first in Canada, was enacted in 1962. The Code prohibits actions that discriminate against people based on a protected ground in a protected social area. Protected grounds are: Age; Ancestry, colour, race; Citizenship; Ethnic origin; Place of origin; Creed; Disability; Family status; Marital status (including ...
The Ontario Human Rights Code (the Code) provides protection from discrimination in five areas of our lives. It states that every person has a right to freedom from discrimination in the following areas, known as social areas:
- a) When grounds intersect. A person’s experience of discrimination is often linked to the compounding effects of multiple grounds. Based on their unique combination of identities, people may be exposed to particular forms of discrimination and may experience significant personal pain and social harm that come from such acts of discrimination.
- b) Protecting persons “associated” with others protected by the Code. In some cases, the Code can protect people who are not personally identified by one of the grounds.
- c) Perceived grounds. A person is protected under the Code if they are treated differently in a workplace because of negative characteristics that other people associate with one of the grounds.
- d) Age. The Code prohibits discrimination because of age in all social areas including employment. “Age” is defined in section 10(1) as “an age that is 18 years or more.”
The Ontario Human Rights Code is a provincial law that protects the right to be free from harassment and discrimination of everyone living in Ontario. Under the Code, there are five protected social areas where people
The Ontario Code only provides protection against discrimination in Ontario. There are other pieces of human rights legislation in each of the other provinces and territories and federally. b) Fundamental principles.
You should be aware that the law and procedures under the Human Rights Code (Code) and at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) are subject to change without notice. Introduction. What is the purpose of the Code? What is discrimination? What is harassment? What is the test for proving discrimination?
The Code protects people in Ontario against discrimination in employment, accommodation, goods, services and facilities, and membership in vocational associations and trade unions. There are seventeen grounds of discrimination under the Code: . race . ancestry . place of origin . colour . ethnic origin . citizenship . creed (religion) .
