Ontario Human Rights Tribunal
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OPP discriminated against migrant workers in 2013 sexual assault investigation: HRTOThe HRTO has found provincial police discriminated against migrant workers based on their race when they conducted a DNA sweep as part of a 2013 sexual assault investigation.CanadaAug 18, 2022
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Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board’s ‘digital first’ system harms vulnerable renters: advocateThe Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario says the complaint was filed with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal on behalf of a 77-year-old woman in North Bay, Ont.CanadaJun 29, 2022
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Peel police ordered to pay $35K in damages for handcuffing 6-year-old girl who is Black"It is clear that, because of this incident, she became aware that as a Black person, she may be subject to different treatment than a white child."CanadaJan 7, 2021
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University discriminated against man with brain injury, poor grades, court rulesThe University of Waterloo did not accommodate a would-be student with a disability when it refused admission based on grades, an Ontario appeal court has ruled.EducationDec 21, 2020
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Toronto woman to continue pressing late mom’s human rights case"I had to reassure her that no, I hadn't moved, she hadn't done anything wrong. It's just I hadn't been able to come."CanadaSep 2, 2020
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Experts say staffing shortage compounds COVID-19 delays at human rights tribunalA high number of vacancies combined with increased political intervention in selecting and retaining tribunal staff are undermining the human rights system as it faces a growing backlog of cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the experts say.CanadaAug 27, 2020
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Toronto restaurant discriminated against woman who uses mobility aids, tribunal rulesA 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.CanadaAug 13, 2020
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Tribunal rules race of 6-year-old girl was factor in being handcuffed, restrained by Peel policeThe ruling comes after police were called to a Peel Region elementary school in 2016 after educators said the girl, who has a history of aggressive behaviour, hit a child and threw items at school staff.CanadaMar 2, 2020
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Family takes on Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care at Human Rights TribunalA case before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario accuses the province's Ministry of Long-Term Care of not enforcing the law in relation to a Paris, Ont., home.NewsJan 7, 2020
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Kilt ban for bus driver was not discriminatory, Ontario rights tribunal rulesA bus driver sent home to change out of the kilt he wore to work on a casual Friday was not a victim of anti-Scottish discrimination, Ontario's human rights tribunal has ruled.CanadaDec 18, 2019
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