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Joint news release – New data highlights troubling housing inequalities for people with disabilities
December 03, 2024 New data shows that people with disabilities face financial hardship, unsafe housing, and a lack of supports and services at far higher rates than people without disabilities. The findings, released by the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, add to a growing body of evidence showing […]
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Legal Actions related to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Case on First Nations Children
Information Topic Compensation Jordan’s Principle Child and Family Services Jordan’s Principle Non-Compliance Motion Long-Term Reform Long-Term Reform Purpose Compensate victims of Canada’s discrimination in child and family services and Jordan’s Principle on reserve and in the Yukon between 1991–2022. Addressing Canada’s non-compliance with existing Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) orders on Jordan’s Principle to address […]
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OHRC and LCO release new tool to help organizations assess AI technologies to ensure they uphold human rights
November 6, 2024 TORONTO – 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. “AI offers many benefits, but also has well-documented […]
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Joint Press Release: CEDAW Committee Urges Canada to Take Immediate Action and End Discrimination Against Indigenous Women
Joint Press Release: CEDAW Committee Urges Canada to Take Immediate Action and End Discrimination Against Indigenous Women October 31, 2024 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – October 31, 2024) Members of the Indian Act Sex Discrimination Working Group (the Working Group)[1] including the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, Ontario Native Women’s Association, […]
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Announcing the recipients of the OHRC’s 2024 Daniel G. Hill Human Rights Awards
October 21, 2024 TORONTO – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Daniel G. Hill Human Rights Awards. The Awards recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to advancing and fostering human rights culture across Ontario. Named after Dr. Daniel G. Hill, the OHRC’s first director and first Black chairperson, […]
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Allegations of systemic racism in Timmins are still before the Human Rights Tribunal – CBC
Oct 08, 2024 Case alleges discrimination by five service providers in deaths of Joey Knapaysweet and Agnes Sutherland The Human Rights Tribunal application alleging discrimination by public service providers in Timmins is advancing, more than six years after the deaths of the two people at the centre of it. 21-year-old Joey Knapaysweet and 62-year-old Agnes […]
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OHRC releases the Right to Read two-year anniversary update report
September 5, 2024 TORONTO – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released a two-year update on the Right to Read Inquiry report (R2R/Inquiry report), in collaboration with Dyslexia Canada. The Inquiry report, which was released on February 28, 2022, was the first of its kind in Canada and called for critical changes to Ontario’s approach to […]
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The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal will not be able to handle the deluge of cases from the Online Harms Act: Dave Snow in the Hub – MLI
August 6, 2024 Dave Snow warns that concerns over the incoming Online Harms Act “overloading” Canada’s human rights institutions seem well-founded. The Canadian Human Rights Commission appears to be in disarray. Just as its scope is set to rapidly expand under the Online Harms Act, its incoming chief commissioner, expected to start work this week, is under […]
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OFIFC Restoring Indigenous Humanity Podcast Listening Party & Discussion
OFIFC Restoring Indigenous Humanity Podcast Listening Party & Discussion – Tues., Sept. 27 – 2PM What: Media are invited to attend in-person at the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) the launch of Restoring Indigenous Humanity, a new six-episode podcast series exploring challenges faced by the majority of Indigenous people when interacting with the […]
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