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.