Submission 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 ArticleRight to Read: public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students...
BackgroundReading is a fundamental skill that students must have to navigate their school experience and their later lives. Students with reading disabilities have the right to learn to read. Yet, the...
View ArticleLetter to Board Chair and Director of Education for eight selected school boards
I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to your school board to request documents, data and information that may be relevant to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Right to Read...
View ArticleOHRC policy statement on the COVID-19 pandemic
Disclaimer: This statement does not constitute legal advice. The OHRC encourages individuals and organizations to take universal precautions based on the most current advice from Public Health...
View ArticleOHRC Letter to Solicitor General Jones on COVID-19 transmission in...
March 17, 2020Hon. Sylvia Jones Ministry of the Solicitor General 18th Floor, George Drew Building 25 Grosvenor Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 1Y6Dear Solicitor General Jones:RE: COVID-19 – Corrections...
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[The] public school refused to acknowledge or accept the dyslexia diagnosis until she was seven. … Without timely remediation, my daughter is barely able to read and write in English as she enters...
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OHRC launches Right to Read public inquiry
TORONTO – Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) launched Right to Read, a public inquiry into human rights issues that affect students with reading disabilities in Ontario’s public...
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Right to Read: public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students...
BackgroundReading is a fundamental skill that students must have to navigate their school experience and their later lives. Students with reading disabilities have the right to learn to read. Yet, the...
View ArticleLetter to Board Chair and Director of Education for eight selected school boards
I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to your school board to request documents, data and information that may be relevant to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Right to Read...
View ArticleOHRC policy statement on the COVID-19 pandemic
Disclaimer: This statement does not constitute legal advice. The OHRC encourages individuals and organizations to take universal precautions based on the most current advice from Public Health...
View ArticleOHRC Letter to Solicitor General Jones on COVID-19 transmission in...
March 17, 2020Hon. Sylvia Jones Ministry of the Solicitor General 18th Floor, George Drew Building 25 Grosvenor Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 1Y6Dear Solicitor General Jones:RE: COVID-19 – Corrections...
View ArticleOHRC statement on Independent Reviewer’s report on compliance with Jahn v...
Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) notes the release of Justice David Cole’s Final Report, which finds that Ontario has not complied with a legal settlement and order requiring it to...
View ArticleOHRC statement: Demographic data necessary to fight COVID-19
Two weeks ago, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) wrote Ontario’s health minister encouraging her to mandate the collection and reporting of demographic data critical to effectively addressing...
View ArticleOHRC to engage educators and professionals for its Right to Read inquiry
TORONTO – Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) launched a survey for educators and other professionals who have experience with reading disabilities, as part of its inquiry into human...
View ArticleLetter to TCDSB on including gender identity, gender expression, family...
Maria Rizzo Chair Toronto Catholic District School Board Catholic Education Centre 80 Sheppard Avenue East North York, ON M2N 6E8 Dear Chair Rizzo:The OHRC is aware that the Toronto Catholic District...
View ArticleHuman rights tribunal decision removes roadblock to employment for refugees
In a significant decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) found that Convention refugees should not face discriminatory barriers to accessing employment and contributing fully to Ontario...
View ArticleLetter to President/CEO of Ontario Health re: COVID-19 triage protocol, data...
Mr. Matthew Anderson President and CEO Ontario Health 1075 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5S 2B1Dear Mr. Anderson:RE: COVID-19 triage protocol, data collection and essential support personsI am writing on...
View ArticleLetter to Minister Christine Elliott re: COVID-19 Action Plan for Vulnerable...
Hon. Christine Elliot Minister of Health College Park 5th Floor 777 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 2J3Hon. Todd Smith Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Macdonald Block Room M2B-88, 77...
View ArticleLetter to Board Chair and Director of Education for eight selected school boards
I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to your school board to request documents, data and information that may be relevant to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Right to Read...
View ArticleOHRC policy statement on the COVID-19 pandemic
Disclaimer: This statement does not constitute legal advice. The OHRC encourages individuals and organizations to take universal precautions based on the most current advice from Public Health...
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