Case data tables

Table 1: New Complaints Filed by Social Area and Grounds Cited

(Total = 3,492)

Accommodation	24	10	6	6	7	10	71	23	39	13	22	19	76	0	16	23	11	376	159	4.6%
Contracts	2	2	1	0	0	7	5	5	3	1	2	0	8	0	0	5	0	41	20	0.6%
Employment	246	150	23	25	24	126	1,404	351	174	87	261	5	761	11	378	758	80	4,864	2,473	70.8%
Services	53	78	18	4	8	121	381	149	38	14	79	8	379	4	53	85	21	1,493	752	21.5%
Vocational Associations	3	9	1	0	0	2	54	11	0	0	9	0	37	0	17	23	2	168	88	2.5%
Total Grounds^[1]	328	249	49	35	39	266	1,915	539	254	115	373	32	1,261	15	464	894	114	6,942	3,492	100%
Percent (%) of Grounds Cited	4.7%	3.6%	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%	3.8%	27.6%	7.8%	3.7%	1.7%	5.4%	0.5%	18.2%	0.2%	6.7%	12.9%	1.6%	100%
Percent (%) of All Complaints Filed	9.4%	7.1%	1.4%	1.0%	1.1%	7.6%	54.8%	15.4%	7.3%	3.3%	10.7%	0.9%	36.1%	0.4%	13.3%	25.6%	3.3%
	Age	Ancestry	Association	Breach of Settlement	Citizenship	Creed	Disability	Ethnic Origin	Family Status	Marital Status	Place of Origin	Public Assistance	Race & Colour	Record of Offences	Reprisal	Sex^[2]	Sexual Orientation	Sum of grounds	Total Complaints	Percent (%) of all Complaints Filed

Table 2: Monetary Damages in Settlements by Ground

	Mediated			Conciliation			Total Cases Settled
Ground	Cases	Monetary Damages	Average	Cases	Monetary Damages	Average	Cases	Monetary Damages	Average
Age	48	$424,844.00	$8,850.92	29	$248,268.93	$8,561.00	77	$673,112.93	$8,741.73
Ancestry	26	$216,877.00	$8,341.42	20	$205,592.55	$10,279.63	46	$422,469.55	$9,184.12
Association	4	$28,600.00	$7,150.00	3	$31,916.39	$10,638.80	7	$60,516.39	$8,645.20
Breach of Settlement	3	$52,061.85	$17,353.95	0	0.00	0.00	3	$52,061.85	$17,353.95
Citizenship	5	$7,139.00	$1,427.80	4	$27,142.55	$6,785.64	9	$34,281.55	$3,809.06
Creed	29	$174,462.00	$6,015.93	20	$119,537.55	$5,976.88	49	$293,999.55	$5,999.99
Disability	313	$2,980,889.40	$9,523.61	147	$1,625,266.67	$11,056.24	460	$4,606,156.07	$10,013.38
Ethnic Origin	65	$454,429.00	$6,991.22	54	$447,410.54	$8,285.38	119	$901,839.54	$7,578.48
Family Status	31	$179,217.75	$5,781.22	19	$187,016.39	$9,842.97	50	$366,234.14	$7,324.68
Marital Status	17	$111,720.00	$6,571.77	9	$139,916.39	$15,546.27	26	$251,636.39	$9,678.32
Place of Origin	48	$258,257.00	$5,380.35	23	$189,110.55	$8,222.20	71	$447,367.55	$6,300.95
Public Assistance	6	$30,350.00	$5,058.33	1	$2,500.00	$2,500.00	7	$32,850.00	$4,692.86
Race & Colour	217	$1,580,756.72	$7,284.59	126	$1,391,097.48	$11,040.46	343	$2,971,854.20	$8,664.30
Record of Offences	3	$133,000.00	$44,333.33	1	$500.00	$500.00	4	$133,500.00	$33,375.00
Reprisal	76	$794,727.14	$10,456.94	48	$409,301.39	$8,527.11	124	$1,204,028.53	$9,709.91
Sex^[3]	191	$1,406,170.78	$7,362.15	95	$755,175.00	$7,949.21	286	$2,161,345.78	$7,557.15
Sexual Harassment	n/a	n/a	n/a	18	$109,450.00	$6,080.56	18	$109,450.00	$6,080.56
Orientation sexuel	22	$86,679.00	$3,939.96	9	$68,582.99	$7,620.33	31	$155,261.99	$5,008.45

Total des dossiers	1104	$8,920,180.64	$8,079.87	626	$5,957,785.37	$9,517.23	1730	$14,877,966.01	$8,599.98

Table 3: Cases Completed or Referred, by Disposition and Grounds

(Total = 2, 477)

Dismissed on the merits (s. 36)^[4]	16	22	2	0	4	12	98	47	13	5	31	5	109	1	23	51	9	5	453	202	8.2%
Dismissed on pre-liminary objections (Sec. 34)	14	6	1	3	2	10	63	17	9	4	13	2	42	5	13	20	0	5	229	118	4.8%
Referred to Human Rights Tribunal	20	9	4	2	4	72	167	33	7	8	23	3	76	0	26	47	11	6	517	331	13.3%
Resolved	40	18	4	0	2	15	156	41	19	8	30	5	103	0	36	71	6	9	563	288	11.6%
Settled	93	56	8	4	10	57	548	141	62	33	89	14	390	4	132	318	20	37	2,016	1,025	41.4%
Withdrawn	63	21	2	6	5	24	280	66	48	18	38	3	135	4	65	158	3	14	953	513	20.7%
Total^[5]	246	132	21	15	27	190	1,312	345	158	76	224	32	855	14	295	665	49	76	4,732	2,477	100%
Percentage (%)	5.2%	2.8%	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%	4.0%	27.7%	7.3%	3.3%	1.6%	4.7%	0.7%	18.1%	0.3%	6.2%	14.0%	1.0%	1.6%	100%
	Age	Ancestry	Association	Breach of Settlement	Citizenship	Creed	Disability	Ethnic Origin	Family Status	Marital Status	Place of Origin	Public Assistance	Race & Colour	Record of Offences	Reprisal	Sex^[6]	Sexual Harassment	Sexual Orientation	Sum of grounds	Total Complaints	Percentage of all Complaints (%)

Table 4: Cases Completed or Referred, by Disposition and Social Area

(Total = 2,477)

_{Withdrawn by the Complainant}^[7]	23	1	408	72	9	513	20.7%
_{Settled by the Commission}	35	2	871	113	4	1,025	41.4%
_{Resolved between Parties}	15	1	229	38	5	288	11.6%
_{Dismissed based on Preliminary Objections (s.34)}^[8]	3	1	59	50	5	118	4.8%
_{Referred to Human Rights Tribunal (s. 36)}	4	0	126	193	8	331	13.4%
_{Dismissed on the merits (s. 36)}^[9]	16	0	137	43	6	202	8.2%
_Total	96	5	1,830	509	37	2,477	100.0%
_{Percentage (%)}	3.9%	0.2%	73.9%	20.5%	1.5%	100%
	Accommodation	Contract	Employment	Services	Vocational Associations	Total of Complaints	Percentage of all complaints (%)

Chart: Cases Completed or Referred by the Commission
2006 – 2007

(Total = 2,477)

¹ These cases were dismissed after a Commission decision based on written submissions.

²Complaints dismissed under section 36(2) of the Code include cases where the evidence did not warrant a hearing, or the procedure was not appropriate. Also included was the 22 cases (less than 0.9%) where the complainant did not participate in the Commission's investigation or the Commission's investigation or the Commission was unable to contact the complainant.

³330 complaints were reffered to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) under section 36(1) or section 33(6) of the Code. One further complaint, which had previously been closed by the Commission, was referred to the Tribunal after reconsideration under section 37 of the Code.

^[1] Because complaints can involve multiple grounds, the sum by grounds exceeds the total for all complaints filed, and the corresponding percentages of total complaints exceed 100%.
^[2] “Sex” includes sexual harassment, pregnancy, breastfeeding and gender identity.
^[3] “Sex” includes pregnancy, sexual harassment, breastfeeding and gender identity.
^[4]Complaints dismissed under section 36 of the Code include cases where the evidence did not warrant a hearing, or the procedure was not appropriate. This includes 6 cases (less than 0.5%) that were closed by the Commission that were dismissed because the complainant did not participate in the Commission’s investigation or the Commission was unable to contact the complainant.
^[5]Because complaints can involve multiple grounds, the sum by grounds exceeds the total for all complaints filed.
^[6] “Sex” includes pregnancy, breastfeeding, and gender identity.
^[7]Some as a result of a term of settlement.
^[8]These cases were dismissed after a Commission decision based on written submissions.
^[9] Includes cases where the evidence did not warrant a hearing, the procedure was not appropriate, or, in 6 cases (less than 0.5%), those where the complainant did not participate in the Commission’s investigation or the Commission was unable to contact the complainant.

Table 1: New Complaints Filed by Social Area and Grounds Cited

Table 2: Monetary Damages in Settlements by Ground

Table 3: Cases Completed or Referred, by Disposition and Grounds

Table 4: Cases Completed or Referred, by Disposition and Social Area

Chart: Cases Completed or Referred by the Commission 2006 – 2007

Chart: Cases Completed or Referred by the Commission
2006 – 2007