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Eviction Prevention & Navigating the Landlord and Tenant Board for Community Workers
The Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation - CERA provides free services to tenants facing eviction and human rights violations in their housing, and we are experts in these fields.Last updated Nov 20, 2024
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Tool
OHRC and LCO release new tool to help organizations assess AI technologies to ensure they uphold human rights
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) launched the Human Rights Impact Assessment for AI Technologies (“HRIA” or “the tool”), a tool to help assess and mitigate human rights impacts of AI systems in a broad range of applications.Last updated Nov 13, 2024
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Employment and Work
Human rights at work: Can my union refuse to accommodate me in another position because someone has more seniority than me?Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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How to Make a Claim to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario?
If an employer, landlord, union representative, or serviceprovider discriminates against an individual in a way that goes against Ontario's human rights laws, they might be able to make a claim against them.Last updated Oct 21, 2024
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Multilingual resources on occupational health and safety and employment standards
Settlement agencies play an important role in supporting newcomer workers to understand their rights and responsibilities.Last updated Jul 30, 2024
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OHRC Policy on Preventing Discrimination Based on Creed
This section of the Ontario Human Rights Commission explains the OHRC policy preventing discrimination based on creed.Last updated Aug 2, 2018
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Can a Doctor or Healthcare Provider Treat a Patient Differently for Reasons That Go Against Human Rights?
Ontario's human rights laws protect individuals from discrimination when they are receiving healthcare services. The Human Rights Code applies to services they receive from a home care program, at the hospital, in a doctor’s office, or at another healthcare facility.Last updated Jul 30, 2018
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Term ‘refugee’ carries negative connotation, says multicultural organization head
Allan Benner St. Catherine’s Standard Tue., Feb. 21, 2023
Janet Madume said says she doesn’t care where they came from, the circumstances that brought them to Canada — or the stigma and negativity associated with the term “refugee.”
The Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural…
Published February 28, 2023
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New report raises concerns over labour exploitation of migrant workers during pandemic
Sawyer Bogdan Global News February 15, 2023
A new report looking at the impact the pandemic had on the exploitation of migrant workers in Canada is raising concerns about an increase in labour trafficking.
The groups involved in the report say a major labour shortage, coupled…
Published February 16, 2023
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