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August 12th, 2009 - 7:41 pm § in Human Rights & Public Policy

Ontario Human Rights Commission Case Data Tables 2007-2008

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August 12th, 2009 - 7:33 pm § in Rights Issues & Organizations

Paris Principles

Principles relating to the status of national institutions – “Paris Principles.” Competence and responsibilities 1.      A national institution shall be vested with competence to promote and protect human rights. 2.      A national institution shall be given as broad a mandate as pos[...]

August 12th, 2009 - 7:29 pm § in Rights Issues & Organizations

Commission Gatekeeper Model Versus the Privatization and Professionalization of Human Rights

Click to Download File Commission Gatekeeper Model Versus The Privatization and Professionalization of Human Rights (Commission Gatekeeper Model) Ontario Human Rights Code enacted in 1962, the first Human Rights Code in Canada. The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) was established in 1961 to ad[...]

August 12th, 2009 - 7:11 pm § in Human Rights & Public Policy

What Does the New Human Rights Legislation Mean for People of Colour

“The McGuinty government’s recent legislation to “modernize” Ontario’s human rights system has now been forwarded for second reading in the Legislature.  The new model is purported to be a more open, accessible and faster complaint resolution process, where application[...]

August 12th, 2009 - 7:02 pm § in Human Rights & Public Policy

The Evolution of Human Rights Policy in Ontario

“Since the Second World War, a public policy on human rights has been put into place in Canada to control discrimination through the enactment of human rights or anti-discrimination law, and through the creation of specialized agencies to administer the law, usually called human rights commiss[...]