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Our values

Vision: An inclusive society where human rights are a lived reality and where all people are valued and treated with dignity and respect, feel a sense of belonging, and take responsibility for promoting and protecting human rights. 

Mission: To create a climate of understanding and mutual respect for the dignity of all people by promoting and protecting human rights in Ontario by addressing systemic discrimination.  

Values:  

  • Social justice: Be courageous, creative, nimble, and steadfast in addressing systemic issues that affect Ontarians and perpetuate inequality, discrimination, and injustice. 
     
  • Relationships: Build and sustain respectful, trusting, and constructive relationships with rights- and duty-holders to advance human rights. 
     
  • Collaboration: Collaborate and partner with groups, organizations, and institutions, including the human rights system, to maximize its collective impact. 
     
  • Integrity: Be principled and independent in advancing and securing substantive equality. 
     
  • Accountability: Be transparent and accountable to the people of Ontario in pursuing the OHRC’s mandate and being efficient and responsible in the use of resources.