A Toronto restaurant discriminated against a woman who uses mobility devices and "publicly humiliated" her by refusing to let her use its bathroom four years ago, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled.

A group of internationally trained physicians and medical graduates have taken their fight against what they call systemic racism in B.C.'s residency program to the province's human rights tribunal.

A complaint filed by Pride Hamilton with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario is calling for $600,000 in damages.

The federal government wanted the court to remove any deadline for payment and give it a chance to come up with a compensation package outside the confines of the order.

``It's about accepting responsibility as adults towards children and doing the right thing,'' Cindy Blackstock said.

The tribunal's ruling came shortly before the start of the federal election campaign and has bolstered criticism of Trudeau's commitment to reconciliation.

The Federal Court is set to rule on whether to uphold a decision that calls on Ottawa to give billions of dollars to Indigenous children placed in foster care.

The tribunal's September ruling to compensate First Nations children came shortly before the start of the federal election campaign.

The director said a black woman would not have lived in that part of Montreal in the 1960s, and so she could not cast the woman in her play.

The B.C. human rights tribunal found Jessica Yaniv's complaint was motivated by personal financial gain and a racial animus against certain ethnic groups.