The Tribunal also ordered the employer to: Take the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s on-line training Rights 101” within 60 days “Human Post Human Rights Code cards in central locations throughout the business. Read the full decision on Judicial Review: Taking it to the courts OPP v DeLottinville and Kodama v K.M. The Centre successfully defended the rights of two clients to bring human rights applications to the Tribunal notwithstanding the fact that they had also filed disciplinary complaints in one case, against a doctor and in the second case, against a police – officer. The Tribunal’s decisions were reviewed together by Ontario’s Divisional Court. In the first case, the Court upheld the right to pursue a discrimination claim against a police officer, notwithstanding a prior discipline complaint under the Police Services Act. The court refused to reject the decision of the Human Rights Tribunal in Claybourn v Toronto Police, allowing the human rights claim to proceed against the police. The second case, , arose out of an application against a doctor who subjected a transgender patient to discriminatory treatment. The Centre successfully argued that the application should be allowed to proceed before the Tribunal despite a prior discipline complaint to the College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Ontario Human Rights Commission and several legal clinics intervened at the Divisional Court. In its ruling, the Court underlined "victims of discrimination, who are often from marginalized communities” should not be forced to choose between disciplinary proceedings and a human rights application. Most cases do not go to a hearing The Centre settles many cases outside of the formal hearing process at the Tribunal. Sometimes we can achieve a good result for a client even before a Tribunal Application is filed, by a quick call or letter to the employer or business on the other side. Most often, a settlement is achieved when the Centre represents the applicant at a mediation or hearing at the Tribunal. Mediated settlements School Board to protect transgender students The Centre settled a human rights application with the Toronto District School Board on behalf of a family whose son faced violence at school. The Board agreed to: Develop resources for designating all-gender washrooms Post signage for all-gender washrooms Provide training for all staff on trans issues Ensure gender identity and gender expression issues are appropriately canvassed in a system-wide survey. The TDSB were the first of their kind in Ontario. FAST STATS SETTLEMENTS In 2015-16, the Centre successfully settled 439 discrimination claims, winning financial compensation for our clients. 64 Applications were settled before filing or upon filing •
The Tribunal also ordered the employer to: Take the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s on-line training “Human Rights 101” within 60 days Post Human Rights Code cards in central locations throughout the business. Read the full decision on Judicial Review: Taking it to the courts OPP v DeLottinville and Kodama v K.M. The Centre successfully defended the rights of two clients to bring human rights applications to the Tribunal notwithstanding the fact that they had also filed disciplinary complaints – in one case, against a doctor and in the second case, against a police officer. The Tribunal’s decisions were reviewed together by Ontario’s Divisional Court. In the first case, the Court upheld the right to pursue a discrimination claim against a police officer, notwithstanding a prior discipline complaint under the Police Services Act. The court refused to reject the decision of the Human Rights Tribunal in Claybourn v Toronto Police, allowing the human rights claim to proceed against the police. The second case, , arose out of an application against a doctor who subjected a transgender patient to discriminatory treatment. The Centre successfully argued that the application should be allowed to proceed before the Tribunal despite a prior discipline complaint to the College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Ontario Human Rights Commission and several legal clinics intervened at the Divisional Court. In its ruling, the Court underlined "victims of discrimination, who are often from marginalized communities” should not be forced to choose between disciplinary proceedings and a human rights application. Most cases do not go to a hearing The Centre settles many cases outside of the formal hearing process at the Tribunal. Sometimes we can achieve a good result for a client even before a Tribunal Application is filed, by a quick call or letter to the employer or business on the other side. Most often, a settlement is achieved when the Centre represents the applicant at a mediation or hearing at the Tribunal. Mediated settlements School Board to protect transgender students The Centre settled a human rights application with the Toronto District School Board on behalf of a family whose son faced violence at school. The Board agreed to: Develop resources for designating all-gender washrooms Post signage for all-gender washrooms Provide training for all staff on trans issues Ensure gender identity and gender expression issues are appropriately canvassed in a system-wide survey. The TDSB were the first of their kind in Ontario. FAST STATS SETTLEMENTS In 2015-16, the Centre successfully settled 439 discrimination claims, winning financial compensation for our clients. • 64 Applications were settled before filing or upon filing
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