Human rights

Protecting your Human Rights under the Human Rights Code of Ontario (“Code”) can be stressful and overwhelming. Below is the 5 protected areas under the Human Rights Code and their grounds:

The Code protects your rights in the following five areas:

1.    Employment

2.    Accommodation (Housing)

3.    Goods, Services and Facilities

4.    Contracts

5.    Membership in Trade and Vocational Associations.

The Code prohibits discrimination and harassment on any of the following grounds:

·      Race

·      Colour

·      Ancestry

·      Place of origin

·      Citizenship

·      Ethnic origin

·      Disability

·      Creed

·      Sex, including sexual harassment and pregnancy

·      Sexual orientation

·      Gender identity

·      Gender expression

·      Family status

·      Marital status

·      Age

·      Receipt of public assistance (Applies only to claims about housing.)

·      Record of offences (Applies only to claims about employment and to criminal convictions for which you have received a pardon.)

Unsure whether you are dealing with a possible human rights matter?

Feel discriminated against?

Being Harassed?

It is time to find out if it falls under a protected area!