The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) was established in 1961 as an arm’s-length agency of government, with a provincewide legislative mandate to promote, protect and advance human rights in Ontario based on 17 prohibited grounds of discrimination, and five social areas covered by the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code), including private and public services, employment, and housing/accommodation.
The OHRC is an arm’s-length agency of the Ontario government established under the Ontario’s Human Rights Code (Code). The OHRC’s function is to promote, protect and advance respect for human rights in Ontario, as well as to identify and promote the elimination of discriminatory practices.
The OHRC is an arm’s-length agency of the Ontario government established under the Ontario’s Human Rights Code (Code). The OHRC’s function is to promote, protect and advance respect for human rights in Ontario, as well as to identify and promote the elimination of discriminatory practices.
The OHRC is an arm’s-length agency of the Ontario government established under the Ontario’s Human Rights Code (Code). The OHRC’s function is to promote, protect and advance respect for human rights in Ontario, as well as to identify and promote the elimination of discriminatory practices.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is an arm’s-length agency of the government of Ontario established under the Ontario’s Human Rights Code. A nearly 70 year old institution, the OHRC is now one of three pillars of Ontario’s human rights system, alongside the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) and the Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC). The OHRC’s function is to protect, promote and advance respect for human rights in Ontario, as well as identify and promote the elimination of discriminatory practices, all in the public interest. The OHRC works in many ways to fulfill this mandate, including through education, policy development, public inquiries and litigation.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is an arm’s-length agency of the government of Ontario established under the Ontario’s Human Rights Code. The function of the OHRC is to protect, promote and advance respect for human rights in Ontario, as well as identify and promote the elimination of discriminatory practices, all in the public interest. The OHRC works in many ways to fulfill this mandate, including through education, policy development, public inquiries and litigation.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is an arm’s-length agency of the government of Ontario established under the Ontario’s Human Rights Code. The function of the OHRC is to protect, promote and advance respect for human rights in Ontario, as well as identify and promote the elimination of discriminatory practices, all in the public interest. The OHRC works in many different ways to fulfill this mandate, including through education, policy development, public inquiries and litigation.
