The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) is in the process of implementing the first of the recommendations adopted in its 2016 Report, Working Together for Change: Strategies for Addressing Issues of Systemic Racism in the Legal Profession, which will require lawyers licensed by the LSO to take action before the end of 2017. Specifically, before…
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The Ontario Human Rights Commission has published updated guidelines on these critical issues – and what it thinks your organization should be doing…
FTR Quarterly
2015 Spring Edition
· 1 min readFOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS All-pervasive: human rights in the workplace LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS Medical marijuana and the workplace: what’s your legal obligation? Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace PROFILE Diversity first Download PDF
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One of the most significant challenges facing employers today involves identifying, managing and accommodating mental health and addiction issues in the workplace. In June 2014, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) issued a new policy dealing with this issue. The new policy, entitled Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions,…
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The Court of Appeal for Ontario has rendered a significant decision in Peel Law Association v. Pieters regarding the test for establishing a prima facie case of discrimination. The Court upheld a finding of the HRTO that race and colour were factors in the questioning by a librarian of three applicants (two lawyers and a…
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The Court of Appeal for Ontario has set aside a decision of the Divisional Court and upheld a decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) which found that race and colour were factors in a librarian’s decision to ask the applicants for identification when they were using a lawyers’ lounge operated by the…
This book provides a complete and comprehensive account of the legal and administrative issues arising from the special education process. It details changes to the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Education Act and how the changes impact upon educators. It also updates case law generated by the courts, the Special Education Tribunal and the…
FTR Quarterly
2008 Fall issue
· 1 min readFOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS Human rights issues: Expanding across the labour and employment spectrum LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS Boundaries of religious accommodation better defined Little car, big fear: When is a disability a disability? PROFILE The rights stuff Download PDF
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INTRODUCTION Following on the heels of its recent decisions in McGill University Health Centre and Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, the Supreme Court of Canada has issued yet another helpful decision dealing with the employer’s duty to accommodate. In Hydro-Québec v. Syndicat des employé-e-s de techniques professionnelles et de bureau d’Hydro-Québec, section locale 2000 (SCFP-FTQ),…
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INTRODUCTION It is difficult to recall an employment law case which has generated as much interest, or created as much debate, as the litigation between Kevin Keays and his former employer, Honda Canada Inc. The trial decision, which was released in 2005, created a shockwave within the employer community, with its blistering critique of Honda’s…
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More Information on Family Status Accommodation
· 2 min readAs many of you will know, we are currently presenting a series of client conferences across the province. One of the human rights issues we have been featuring in our conferences is the accommodation of family status. We have received some requests from attendees for case citations for some of the decisions referenced in our…
FTR Quarterly
2008 Winter issue
· 1 min readFOCUS ON PENSION AND BENEFITS DC Plans – Enjoy the simplicity but manage the risks PROFILE Nos services en français Waterloo Calling LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS Workplace Harassment Preventing Workplace Violence Download PDF