"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."

The 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.

"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."

A 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.

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.

The 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.

A 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.

A 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.

The 11-year-old, identified only as AB, testified today before Ontario's human rights tribunal in a case focusing on how rolling back the curriculum impacts LGBTQ students.

In a decision released on Tuesday, the tribunal found that from 2005 to 2013, there is "sufficient evidence" to support the midwives' claim that the provincial government discriminated against them in negotiating their compensation.