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Update on the OHRC’s work with Peel Regional Police, Board to address systemic racism in policing

Under a Memorandum of Understanding reached in 2020, Chief Commissioner Patricia DeGuire and the OHRC continue to work collaboratively with the Peel Regional Police and the Peel Police Services Board to address systemic racism and discrimination in policing. As one of the steps in this process, PRP, PPSB and the OHRC have developed a survey seeking community feedback on experiences with and perceptions of PRP.

OHRC proposes 10 steps to end systemic racism in policing

Today the OHRC released its Framework for change to address systemic racism in policing, calling on Ontario to establish a legislative and regulatory framework to directly address systemic racial discrimination in policing across the province.

Framework for change to address systemic racism in policing

The OHRC calls on Ontario to establish a legislative and regulatory framework to directly address systemic racial discrimination in policing across the province. We have laid out a framework for systemic change that includes essential steps for eliminating discriminatory practices from policing across the province.

OHRC statement on the National Summit on Islamophobia

This past year, the OHRC has repeatedly denounced the escalating hate that is targeting religious and racialized communities. It is essential that we all take steps, and take them quickly, to stand in solidarity, as individuals and through our organizations, to call out Islamophobia and racism and reject the hatred and the violence it begets.

OHRC statement on the National Summit on Antisemitism

The OHRC joins community calls for governments to review hate crime laws to ensure these laws are responsive to the lived realities of hate activity across Canada, and enforcement to ensure that police are doing what is necessary to support communities in distress and keep communities safe.

Letter to the Mayor and Members of Council about the City of Toronto’s proposed new regulatory framework for multi-tenant houses

The OHRC is pleased that the City of Toronto’s proposed framework for multi-tenant houses implements human rights principles and “would establish city-wide permissions for multi-tenant houses.”

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Update on the OHRC’s work with Peel Regional Police, Board to address systemic racism in policing

OHRC proposes 10 steps to end systemic racism in policing

Framework for change to address systemic racism in policing

OHRC statement on the National Summit on Islamophobia

OHRC statement on the National Summit on Antisemitism

Letter to the Mayor and Members of Council about the City of Toronto’s proposed new regulatory framework for multi-tenant houses

Letter to the Toronto Transit Commission CEO on proposed increases in police presence on TTC properties and vehicles

OHRC statement on mass killings in London, Ontario

OHRC statement calling on Ontario’s justice sector to fight COVID-19 by keeping prison custody numbers low

OHRC urges Ontarians to respect the human rights of South Asian communities

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