The Commission’s litigation of cases before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and at higher courts has been instrumental in representing the public interest, enforcing the Code, promoting the Commission’s policies, negotiating, obtaining and enforcing strong public interest remedies, and setting precedents that help to advance human rights jurisprudence in Ontario, across Canada and internationally. Under the new human rights system, the Commission will continue to represent the public interest by conducting targeted public inquiries, and may initiate applications before the Tribunal or seek to intervene in important cases.
In 2007-08, the Commission was involved in:
As of March 31, 2008, the Commission is currently litigating:
Some of the significant settlements, decisions and court cases over the past year are included below.