Human Rights Code: Links & Resources
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Human Rights Commission Launches Inquiry into Issues Affecting Students with Reading Disabilities
On Friday, October 3, the Ontario Human Rights Commissions (“OHRC”) announced that they were undertaking an important initiative into human rights issues that affect students with reading disabilities in Ontario’s public education system….
New Ontario Policy Directive on Service Animals in Schools
In April 2014, 9-year-old Kenner Fee was denied the right to bring his service dog to school by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. Kenner has autism, which causes him to be…
Non-Coverage of Medical Cannabis in Benefit Plan not Discriminatory
In Canadian Elevator Industry Welfare Trust Fund v Skinner, 2018 NSCA 31,[1] the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruled that the non-coverage of medical cannabis in a private benefit plan was not…
Legal Developments in Disability Rights This Year
2018 has been a landmark year for Canadians with disabilities. From the introduction of Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act, to the accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the…
Class Action Lawsuit for Supports Gets Certified
A lawsuit against the government of Ontario for loss of supports and services for persons with developmental disabilities after they turn 18 has been certified as a class action. In a decision…
Making applications to the Consent and Capacity Board
An application to the Consent and Capacity Board (CCB) is often made on behalf of someone who has been detained in a psychiatric facility and treated with medications against their will, or…
Understanding the Ontario Human Rights Code
The Ontario Human Rights Code is the principal legislation protecting human rights in Ontario. The Code guarantees the right to equal treatment in certain social areas by prohibiting discrimination and harassment against…
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