From: Annual report 2008-2009
In 2008, the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons created a human rights policy for its members. In doing so, the College applied some of the points raised by the Commission in earlier discussions on its guidelines for starting and ending doctor-patient relationships.
From: Annual report 2008-2009
As part of the changed Commission, we are looking at new ways of presenting our annual report. Respect for the environment has led the Commission, wherever possible, to use means other than paper to send its message. This year’s report has been shortened to include a high-level overview of the Commission’s progress in the past year and future directions. An expanded online version will provide many helpful links to descriptions of Commission activities.
From: Annual report 2008-2009
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:
From: Annual report 2008-2009
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the OHRC worked with CASHRA, TakingITGlobal and the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights to create a new website: www.tigweb.org/themes/udhr60/. This site offers youth an interactive tool to learn about human rights and to talk about human rights issues affecting Canadians.
From: Annual report 2008-2009
Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner
Patrick Case
Ruth Goba
Raja Khouri
Fernand Lalonde
Bhagat Taggar
Maggie Wente
From: Annual report 2008-2009
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From: Annual report 2008-2009
The OHRC was pleased to host the 2008 conference of the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies (CASHRA) at Niagara College. Under this year’s theme, Collective Strength: Commission to Communities and Back, over 200 people (including representatives from human rights commissions across Canada and community representatives) shared experiences and expertise on a number of key human rights issues ranging from national security and profiling, working with policing services and other public institutions for systemic change, to the accommodation debate.
From: Annual report 2008-2009
The OHRC continued its extensive efforts to educate the public about human rights issues. It based its selection of public events, presentations and speeches to focus on strategic priorities including the new human rights system, housing, law enforcement, mental health and other vulnerable sectors.
The OHRC took part in 86 events, including:
From: Annual report 2008-2009
In recent settlements with two different Boards, the OHRC was pleased to see an emerging focus on human rights.
From: Annual report 2008-2009
In April 2009, the OHRC published an updated Policy on Discrimination Because of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding. The revised Policy reflects recent changes to the human rights system. It includes new legal cases about pregnancy and breastfeeding, more examples of discrimination based on pregnancy and breastfeeding, and more information on preventing discrimination in housing, services, goods and facilities.
