Since June 30, 2008, the OHRC ended its role of accepting individual human rights complaints. All new human rights complaints – or applications – were filed directly with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The following numbers chart the OHRC’s work on cases during this transition phase:
(Total = 702)
Accommodation |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
88 |
33 |
6.3% |
Contracts |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0.2% |
Employment |
52 |
21 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
18 |
273 |
67 |
34 |
13 |
46 |
153 |
2 |
73 |
116 |
15 |
888 |
475 |
63.5% |
|
Services |
21 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
14 |
90 |
36 |
19 |
5 |
24 |
2 |
104 |
6 |
12 |
21 |
2 |
382 |
169 |
27.3% |
Vocational Associations |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
37 |
22 |
2.6% |
Total Grounds[1] |
81 |
41 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
36 |
388 |
118 |
58 |
19 |
85 |
9 |
277 |
8 |
92 |
143 |
21 |
1398 |
702 |
100% |
Percent (%) of |
5.8% |
2.9% |
0.5% |
0.4% |
0.7% |
2.6% |
27.8% |
8.4% |
4.1% |
1.4% |
6.1% |
0.6% |
19.8% |
0.6% |
6.6% |
10.2% |
1.5% |
100% |
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Percent (%) of |
11.5% |
5.8% |
1.0% |
0.7% |
1.4% |
5.1% |
55.3% |
16.8% |
8.3% |
2.7% |
12.1% |
1.3% |
39.5% |
1.1% |
13.1% |
20.4% |
3.0% |
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Age |
Ancestry |
Association |
Breach of Settlement |
Citizenship |
Creed |
Disability |
Ethnic Origin |
Family Status |
Marital Status |
Place of Origin |
Public Assistance |
Race and Colour |
Record of Offences |
Reprisal |
Sex[2] |
Sexual Orientation |
Sum of grounds |
Total Complaints |
Percent (%) of all Complaints Filed |
|
Mediated |
Conciliated |
Total Cases Settled |
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Ground |
Cases |
Monetary Damages |
Average |
Cases |
Monetary Damages |
Average |
Cases |
Monetary Damages |
Average |
Age |
23 |
$129,950.00 |
$5,650.00 |
29 |
$315,221.61 |
$10,869.71 |
52 |
$445,171.61 |
$8,560.99 |
Ancestry |
20 |
$272,660.00 |
$13,633.00 |
23 |
$197,250.00 |
$8,576.09 |
43 |
$469,910.00 |
$10,928.14 |
Association |
5 |
$86,337.37 |
$17,267.47 |
1 |
$35,000.00 |
$35,000.00 |
6 |
$121,337.37 |
$20,222.90 |
Breach of Settlement |
1 |
$2,500.00 |
$2,500.00 |
3 |
$52,700.00 |
$17,566.67 |
4 |
$55,200.00 |
$13,800.00 |
Citizenship |
1 |
$3,000.00 |
$3,000.00 |
1 |
$75,200.00 |
$75,200.00 |
2 |
$78,200.00 |
$39,100.00 |
Creed |
14 |
$124,510.00 |
$8,893.57 |
23 |
$108,476.56 |
$4,716.37 |
37 |
$232,986.56 |
$6,296.93 |
Disability |
226 |
$1,498,503.96 |
$6,630.55 |
202 |
$1,742,046.57 |
$8,623.99 |
428 |
$3,240,550.53 |
$7,571.38 |
Ethnic Origin |
42 |
$419,710.00 |
$9,993.10 |
55 |
$464,739.80 |
$8,449.81 |
97 |
$884,449.80 |
$9,118.04 |
Family Status |
29 |
$157,034.19 |
$5,414.97 |
16 |
$83,928.00 |
$5,245.50 |
45 |
$240,962.19 |
$5,354.72 |
Marital Status |
8 |
$73,691.51 |
$9,211.44 |
11 |
$81,470.00 |
$7,406.36 |
19 |
$155,161.51 |
$8,166.40 |
Place of Origin |
34 |
$347,160.00 |
$10,210.59 |
43 |
$349,204.54 |
$8,121.04 |
77 |
$696,364.54 |
$9,043.70 |
Public Assistance |
1 |
$2,500.00 |
$2,500.00 |
0 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
1 |
$2,500.00 |
$2,500.00 |
Race & Colour |
111 |
$992,911.72 |
$8,945.15 |
131 |
$916,718.48 |
$6,997.85 |
242 |
$1,909,630.20 |
$7,891.03 |
Record of Offences |
1 |
$7,500.00 |
$7,500.00 |
1 |
$2,408.00 |
$2,408.00 |
2 |
$9,908.00 |
$4,954.00 |
Reprisal |
52 |
$589,842.71 |
$11,343.13 |
41 |
$472,320.00 |
$11,520.00 |
93 |
$1,062,162.71 |
$11,421.10 |
Sex[3] |
97 |
$738,705.44 |
$7,615.52 |
119 |
$1,227,183.97 |
$10,312.47 |
216 |
$1,965,889.41 |
$9,101.34 |
Sexual Harassment |
0 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
6 |
$103,858.00 |
$17,309.67 |
6 |
$103,858.00 |
$17,309.67 |
Sexual Orientation |
17 |
$148,145.86 |
$8,714.46 |
8 |
$28,800.00 |
$3,600.00 |
25 |
$176,945.86 |
$7,077.83 |
Total Cases |
682 |
$5,594,662.76 |
$8,203.32 |
713 |
$6,256,525.53 |
$8,774.93 |
1395 |
$11,851,188.29 |
$8,495.48 |
(Total = 2,090)
Dismissed on the merits (s. 36)[4] |
19 |
27 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
20 |
89 |
49 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
3 |
135 |
3 |
21 |
48 |
7 |
7 |
490 |
204 |
9.8% |
Dismissed on preliminary objections (s. 34) |
4 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
20 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
21 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
109 |
46 |
2.2% |
|
Referred to Human Rights Tribunal |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
133 |
16 |
10 |
4 |
13 |
38 |
46 |
0 |
20 |
57 |
4 |
5 |
371 |
201 |
9.6% |
Resolved |
12 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
93 |
27 |
10 |
7 |
21 |
4 |
58 |
0 |
23 |
42 |
3 |
8 |
332 |
172 |
8.2% |
Settled |
61 |
46 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
44 |
489 |
108 |
51 |
23 |
86 |
1 |
258 |
2 |
89 |
226 |
7 |
27 |
1,530 |
802 |
38.4% |
Withdrawn |
64 |
25 |
11 |
4 |
9 |
27 |
368 |
87 |
49 |
23 |
65 |
13 |
180 |
4 |
81 |
176 |
5 |
27 |
1,218 |
665 |
31.8% |
Total[5] |
166 |
128 |
26 |
13 |
22 |
110 |
1192 |
299 |
134 |
68 |
221 |
59 |
698 |
11 |
241 |
560 |
26 |
76 |
4050 |
2090 |
100.0% |
Percentage (%) |
4.1% |
3.2% |
0.6% |
0.3% |
0.5% |
2.7% |
29.4% |
7.4% |
3.3% |
1.7% |
5.5% |
1.5% |
17.2% |
0.3% |
6.0% |
13.8% |
0.6% |
1.9% |
100% |
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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[6] |
Sexual Harassment |
Sexual Orientation |
Sum of grounds |
Total Complaints |
Percentage of all Complaints (%) |
(Total = 2,090)
Withdrawn by the Complainant [7] |
30 |
6 |
513 |
100 |
16 |
665 |
31.8% |
Settled by the Commission |
29 |
2 |
672 |
94 |
5 |
802 |
38.4% |
Resolved between Parties |
6 |
1 |
134 |
26 |
5 |
172 |
8.2% |
Dismissed based on Preliminary Objections (s.34)[8] |
2 |
2 |
26 |
13 |
3 |
46 |
2.2% |
Referred to Human Rights Tribunal (s. 36) |
7 |
0 |
68 |
116 |
10 |
201 |
9.6% |
Dismissed on the merits (s. 36)[9] |
16 |
0 |
126 |
57 |
5 |
204 |
9.8% |
Total |
90 |
11 |
1,539 |
406 |
44 |
2,090 |
100% |
Percentage (%) |
4.3% |
0.5% |
73.6% |
19.4% |
2.1% |
100% |
|
Accommodation |
Contract |
Employment |
Services |
Vocational Associations |
Total of Complaints |
Percentage of all complaints (%) |
(Total = 2,090)
[1] 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%.
[2] “Sex” includes pregnancy, breastfeeding, and gender identity and sexual solicitation/harassment.
[3] “Sex” includes pregnancy, breastfeeding and gender identity.
[4]Complaints dismissed under section 36 of the Code include cases where the evidence did not warrant a hearing, or the procedure was not appropriate. This includes cases that the Commission dismissed because the complainant did not participate in the Commission’s investigation or the Commission was unable to contact the complainant.
[5]Because complaints can involve multiple grounds, the sum by grounds exceeds the total for all complaints filed.
[6]“Sex” includes pregnancy, breastfeeding and gender identity.
[7]Some as a result of a term of settlement.
[8] These cases were dismissed after a Commission decision based on written submissions.
[9] Includes cases where the evidence did not warrant a hearing, the procedure was not appropriate, or those where the complainant did not participate in the Commission’s investigation or the Commission was unable to contact the complainant.
[10]These cases were dismissed after a Commission decision based on written submissions.
[11] 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 cases where the complainant did not participate in the Commission’s investigation or the Commission was unable to contact the complainant