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Table 1: New Complaints Filed by Social Area and Grounds Cited

(Total = 2,399)

                    Accommodation

8

21

 

1

9

13

29

26

14

9

26

6

31

 

12

16

1

11

233

90

3.75%

Contracts

1

2

 

 

 

 

6

3

 

1

2

 

4

 

 

1

 

 

20

10

0.42%

Employment

161

126

12

6

20

106

1037

296

73

50

210

1

637

2

303

584

54

57

3735

1878

78.28%

Services

38

28

2

4

5

11

207

72

26

8

22

5

211

 

25

65

3

21

753

385

16.05%

Vocational Associations

3

9

 

 

 

4

19

13

2

1

7

 

27

 

8

6

 

 

99

36

1.50%

Total Grounds

211

186

14

11

34

134

1298

410

115

69

267

12

910

2

348

672

58

89

4840

2399

100.00%

Percent of

Grounds Cited

4.36%

3.84%

0.29%

0.23%

0.70%

2.77%

26.82%

8.47%

2.38%

1.43%

5.52%

0.25%

18.80%

0.04%

7.19%

13.88%

1.20%

1.84%

100%

 

 

Percent of

Total

Complaints

Filed

8.80%

7.75%

0.58%

0.46%

1.42%

5.59%

54.11%

17.09%

4.79%

2.88%

11.13%

0.50%

37.93%

0.08%

14.51%

28.01%

2.42%

3.71%

 

 

 

 

Age

Ancestry

Association

Breach of Settlement

Citizenship

Creed

Disability

Ethnic Origin

Family Status

Marital Status

Place of Origin

Public Assistance

Race & Colour

Record of Offences

Reprisal

Sex & Pregnancy

Sexual Harassment

Sexual Orientation

Sum of Categories

Total Complaints Per Social Area

Percentage of all Complaints

*Note: Because complaints can involve multiple grounds, the sum by grounds exceeds the total for all complaints filed, and the corresponding percentages of total complaints exceed 100%.

Table 2: Monetary Damages in Settlements by Ground

 

Mediated

Conciliated

Total Cases Settled

Ground

Cases

Monetary Damages

Average

Cases

Monetary Damages

Average

Cases

Monetary Damages

Average

Age

33

$274,013.00

$8,303.42

13

$34,700.00

$2,669.23

46

$308,713.00

$6,711.15

Ancestry

37

$286,690.35

$7,748.39

16

$35,920.00

$2,245.00

53

$322,610.35

$6,086.99

Association

9

$66,000.00

$7,333.33

3

$6,000.00

$2,000.00

12

$72,000.00

$6,000.00

Citizenship

2

$16,400.00

$8,200.00

3

$21,700.00

$7,233.33

5

$38,100.00

$7,620.00

Creed

29

$149,750.00

$5,163.79

5

$15,300.00

$3,060.00

34

$165,050.00

$4,854.41

Disability

339

$2,839,843.54

$8,377.12

110

$744,952.74

$6,772.30

449

$3,584,796.28

$7,983.96

Ethnic Origin

74

$626,942.88

$8,472.20

17

$108,445.40

$6,379.14

91

$735,388.28

$8,081.19

Family Status

30

$174,827.50

$5,827.58

11

$32,750.00

$2,977.27

41

$207,577.50

$5,062.87

Marital Status

14

$75,100.00

$5,364.29

7

$23,000.00

$3,285.71

21

$98,100.00

$4,671.43

Place of Origin

52

$432,235.99

$8,312.23

20

$87,426.86

$4,371.34

72

$519,662.85

$7,217.54

Public Assistance

1

$165.00

$165.00

1

$1,500.00

$1,500.00

2

$1,665.00

$832.50

Race & Colour

167

$1,284,395.96

$7,690.99

57

$485,013.57

$8,509.01

224

$1,769,409.53

$7,899.15

Reprisal

83

$734,760.84

$8,852.54

19

$64,000.00

$3,368.42

102

$798,760.84

$7,830.99

Sex & Pregnancy

147

$885,834.34

$6,026.08

51

$250,550.00

$4,912.75

198

$1,136,384.34

$5,739.31

Sexual Harassment

40

$177,420.84

$4,435.52

18

$90,700.00

$5,038.89

58

$268,120.84

$4,622.77

Sexual Orientation

25

$218,599.23

$8,743.97

4

$25,000.00

$6,250.00

29

$243,599.23

$8,399.97

Total for All Grounds*

1082

N/A

N/A

355

N/A

N/A

1437

N/A

N/A

Total Cases

558

$4,120,353.61

$7,384.15

198

1,238,493.24

6,255.02

756

5,358,846.85

7,088.42

*Note: Because complaints can involve multiple grounds, the sum by grounds exceeds the total for all complaints filed, and the corresponding percentages of total complaints exceed 100%.

Table 3: Cases Completed or Referred, by Disposition and Grounds

(Total = 2,260)

Dismissed on the merits (s. 36)[1]

21

37

4

 

1

28

132

60

11

3

54

1

94

 

22

62

14

12

556

256

11.33%

Dismissed on preliminaryobjections

(Sec. 34)

12

16

6

3

5

9

116

36

10

4

31

2

58

1

35

39

8

10

401

193

8.54%

Referred to Human Rights Tribunal

12

9

3

1

14

2

61

20

5

7

24

 

59

 

12

39

7

10

285

143[2]

6.33%

Resolved

32

11

1

1

3

12

160

34

12

7

28

2

64

1

25

80

18

10

501

285

12.61%

Settled

69

68

12

 

7

45

585

124

51

24

92

2

305

 

123

261

76

40

1884

1006

44.51%

Withdrawn

18

24

4

 

6

16

213

49

15

7

32

 

115

 

54

109

22

13

697

377

16.68%

Total[3]

164

165

30

5

36

112

1267

323

104

52

261

7

695

2

271

590

145

95

4324

2260

100.00%

Percentage

3.79%

3.82%

0.69%

0.12%

0.83%

2.59%

29.30%

7.47%

2.41%

1.20%

6.04%

0.16%

16.07%

0.05%

6.27%

13.64%

3.35%

2.20%

100.00%

 

 

 

Age

Ancestry

Association

Breach of Settlement

Citizenship

Creed

Disability

Ethnic Origin

Family Status

Marital Status

Place of Origin

Public Assistance

Race & Colour

Record of Offences

Reprisal

Sex & Pregnancy

Sexual Harassment

Sexual Orientation

Sum of Categories

Total for All Complaints

Percentage of all Complaints

                                             

[1] Complaints dismissed under section 36 of the Code include cases where the evidence did not warrant a hearing, or the procedure was not appropriate.  In addition, 2.8% of the cases closed by the Commission were dismissed because the complainant did not participate in the Commission’s investigation or the Commission was unable to contact the complainant.   

[2] 143 complaints were referred to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) under section 36 of the Code.  A further 27 complaints, which had been previously closed by the Commission, were joined and referred to the HRTO under section 37 of the Code following reconsideration.

[3] Because complaints can involve multiple grounds, the sum by grounds exceeds the total for all complaints filed

Table 4: Cases Completed or Referred, by Disposition and Social Area

(Total = 2,260)

Withdrawn by the Complainant[1]

11

 

330

31

5

377

16.68%

Settled by the Commission

26

 

876

99

5

1006

44.51%

Resolved between Parties

11

3

230

39

2

285

12.61%

Dismissed based on Preliminary Objections (s.34)[2]

4

 

112

67

10

193

8.54%

Referred to Human Rights Tribunal (s. 36)

3

3

98

39

 

143[3]

6.33%

Dismissed on the merits (s. 36)[4]

24

 

175

52

5

256

11.33%

 

Total

 

79

6

1821

327

27

2260

100%

 

Percentage

 

3.50%

0.27%

80.58%

14.47%

1.19%

100%

 

 

Accommodation

Contract

Employment

Services

Vocational Associations

Sum of Categories

Percentage of all complaints


 


[1] Some as a result of a term of settlement. 
[2] These cases were dismissed after a Commission decision based on written submissions
[3] 143 complaints were referred to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) under section 36 of the Code.  A further 27 complaints, which had been previously closed by the Commission, were joined and referred to the HRTO under section 37 of the Code following reconsideration.
[4] Includes cases where the evidence did not warrant a hearing, the procedure was not appropriate, or, in 2.8% of cases, those where the

Cases Completed or Referred by the Commission

2005-2006
(Total = 2,260)

Cases Completed or Referred by the Commission: 592 Decisions by the Commission (26.2%)-Dismissed based on preliminary objections [section 34]1 - 193 (8.6%)Dismissed based on insufficient evidence [section 36(2)]2 - 256 (11.3%)Referred to Tribunal [section 36(1)]3 - 143 (6.3%), 1668 Complaints Settled, Resolved by Parties or Withdrawn (73.8%)Settled by Commission - 1006 (44.5%)Resolved between parties - 285 (12.6%)Withdrawn - 377 (16.7%)


1 These cases were dismissed after a Commission decision based on written submissions.
2 Complaints dismissed under section 36(2) of the Code include cases where the evidence did not warrant a hearing, or the procedure was not appropriate.  Also included are the 2.8% of cases where the complainant did not participate in the Commission’s investigation or the Commission was unable to contact the complainant. 
3 143 complaints were referred to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) under section 36(1) of the Code.  An additional 27 complaints under section 37 of the Code were joined and referred to the HRTO following reconsideration. 

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