Gender identity and gender expression are protected grounds under Ontario’s Human Rights Code (Code). While the law in this area is highly dynamic, this Client Toolkit provides employers with guidelines and best practices for understanding its unique aspects, supporting trans people in the workplace, and ensuring compliance with the Code.
Tag: Bill C-16 – Gender Identity and Gender Expression
Siobhan O’Brien Quoted in TVO Article on Transgender Rights Bill C-16
TVO quoted Siobhan O’Brien in a May 30, 2017 article titled “Everything you need to know about the transgender bill.” Bill C-16 proposes to include gender identity and gender expression as prohibited grounds for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act and hate speech provisions under the Criminal Code. By including “gender identity” and “gender…
Siobhan O’Brien Quoted in The Lawyers Weekly on Transgender Rights Bill C-16
Siobhan O’Brien was quoted in the June 10, 2016 issue of The Lawyers Weekly regarding Bill C-16, which proposes to include gender identity…
Federal Reforms Introduced to Prohibit Discrimination on Basis of Gender Identity or Gender Expression
On May 17, 2016, the federal government introduced Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code, proposed legislation adding gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA). If passed, Bill C-16 would protect transgender and gender-diverse…