Ontario Human Rights Commission
  • The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) was established In the early 1960s alongside the Ontario Human Rights Code.
  • The purpose of the OHRC is to promote and enforce human rights in Ontario by breaking down long lasting structures of inequality and discrimination through education, policy, public inquiries, and litigation.
Citation

The Ontario Human Rights Commission. "About the Commission." Government of Ontario. Accessed August 22, 2022. https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/about-commission

Further Readings

The Human Rights Commission is one of three pillars of Ontario's current human rights system.

The other two branches are the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: https://tribunalsontario.ca/
and the Human Rights Legal Support Centre: https://www.hrlsc.on.ca/en/welcome

Policy Sub-Topic
Provincial/Territorial Rights (Human Rights)
Policy Type
Human Rights Commission

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