OHRC 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 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 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 ArticleOHRC submission to the Ministry of Health on the proposed amendments to...
Ms. Christine Sham Director, IM Strategy and Policy Branch Ministry of Health Health System Information Management 1075 Bay Street, 13th Floor Toronto ON M5S 2B1 Via email:...
View ArticleLetter to the Minister of Education about convening a return-to-school...
The Honourable Stephen Lecce Minister of Education 438 University Ave, 5th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 1N3Dear Minister Lecce:Re: Convening a return-to-school partnership tableI am writing on behalf of the...
View ArticleLetter to the Minister of Education, school leaders on respecting the rights...
The Honourable Stephen Lecce Minister of Education 438 University Ave, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M7A 1N3Chairs of District School Boards Directors of Education School AuthoritiesRE: COVID-19 –...
View ArticleLetter to the Hon. Associate Chief Justice Frank N. Marrocco on taking a...
Hon. Associate Chief Justice Frank N. Marrocco Chair of the Independent Long-Term Care COVID-19 CommissionDear Associate Chief Justice Marrocco:RE: Taking a human rights-based approachCongratulations...
View ArticleStatement: OHRC files motion to address Ontario’s breach of legal obligation...
Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) filed a motion with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) for an order to hold Ontario accountable for failing to meet its legal obligations to...
View ArticleOHRC and HRPA webinar on a human rights approach to COVID-19
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the Human Resources Professionals Association recently held a webinar on a human rights approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.In employment and in delivering...
View ArticleUpdate: the Right to Read inquiry
The OHRC has made solid progress on its Right to Read inquiry. The evidence-gathering phase is mostly complete, and the inquiry team is now analyzing the large amount of data, information and documents...
View ArticleOHRC releases new video with update on the Right to Read inquiry
A new OHRC video provides a snapshot of the progress of Right to Read, the OHRC’s public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities in Ontario’s public education...
View ArticleLetter to the Minister of Health on Bioethics Table recommendations and...
On October 16, 2020, the OHRC wrote to the Minister of Health raising concerns about the proposed framework for a COVID-19 triage protocol to allocate limited critical care services in a potential...
View ArticleLetter to Minister of Health to follow up on Bioethics Table recommendations...
The Honourable Christine Elliott Minister of Health College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 2J3Dear Minister Elliott:RE: Bioethics Table recommendations and proposed framework for a...
View ArticleLetter to Minister of Health to follow-up on critical care triage protocol
The Honourable Christine Elliott Minister of Health College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 2J3Dear Minister Elliott:Re: Follow-up on critical care triage protocolI am writing further...
View ArticleLetter to retired General Rick Hillier on human rights principles and...
General (retired) Rick Hillier, Chair COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Taskforce Ministry of the Solicitor General George Drew Bldg 18th Flr 25 Grosvenor St, Toronto, ON M7A 1Y6 Dear Retired General...
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