Appendix G - OHRC guides, policies and guidelines

The OHRC website (www.ohrc.on.ca) is the most current and exhaustive source of information about the work of the OHRC. All OHRC publications are available on the website. This includes approved guides, policies and guidelines, consultation documents and plain language publications. Information can also be found on current OHRC activities. Bound copies of OHRC documents are available through Publications Ontario at 1-800-668-9938.

Guides, policies and guidelines 

OHRC guides, policies and guidelines are approved statements setting out how the Code will be interpreted by the OHRC and applied in dealing with human rights applications. The general public, human rights lawyers, community advocates and courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, often refer to them to clarify rights and responsibilities.

Also, the OHRC’s website contains many plain language documents relating to these policies.

Guides:

• Guide To Releases With Respect to Human Rights Complaints (May 30, 2006)
• Guide to Your Rights and Responsibilities Under the Human Rights Code (April 14, 2009)
• Guidelines for Collecting Data on Enumerated Grounds Under the Code (September 24, 2003)
• Guidelines on Accessible Education (September 29, 2004)
• HIRING? A Human Rights Guide (September 13, 1999)
• Police Record Checks For Vulnerable Sector Screening (April 30, 2009)

Policies and guidelines:

• Guidelines on Developing Human Rights Policies and Procedures (March 14, 2008)
• Guidelines on Special Programs (November 19, 1997)
• Human Rights At Work 2008 – Third Edition (October 9, 2008)
• Policy and Guidelines on Disability and the Duty to Accommodate (November 23, 2000)
• Policy and Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Family Status (April 30, 2007)
• Policy and Guidelines on Racism and Racial Discrimination (June 9, 2005)
• Policy on Creed and the Accommodation of Religious Observances (October 20, 1996)
• Policy on Discrimination Against Older Persons Because of Age (March 26, 2002)
• Policy on Discrimination and Harassment Because of Gender Identity (March 30, 2000)
• Policy on Discrimination and Harassment Because of Sexual Orientation (March 30, 2000)
• Policy on Discrimination and Language (June 19, 2002)
• Policy on Discrimination Because of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (April 1, 2009)
• Policy on Drug and Alcohol Testing (September 27, 2000)
• Policy on Employment-Related Medical Information (June 19, 1996)
• Policy on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) (November 22, 2000)
• Policy on Height and Weight Requirements (June 19, 1996)
• Policy on HIV/AIDS Related Discrimination (November 27, 1997)
• Policy on Human Rights and Rental Housing (July 21, 2009)
• Policy on Requiring a Driver’s Licence as a Condition of Employment (June 19, 1996)
• Policy on Scholarships and Awards (July 8, 1997)
• Policy on Sexual Harassment and Inappropriate Gender-Related Comments and Conduct (September 10, 1996)