Resource collection

Unlocking the AODA: Housing Provider Obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

This resource from the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights is designed to inform housing providers and tenants of the responsibilities of housing providers under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA).

Know Your Rights – legal information handbooks

Know Your Rights is a series of plain-language, public legal information handbooks to empower Ontarians who are blind, partially sighted, and Deafblind to better understand their rights, navigate the legal system, and self-advocate to challenge discrimination. These resources were produced by the Canadian Association for the Blind (CNIB)...

Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability

The Ontario Human Rights Code (Code) protects people in Ontario with disabilities from discrimination and harassment under the ground of "disability."  This document from the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on ableism and discrimination based on disability provides practical guidance on the legal rights and responsibilities set...

Human rights, mental health and addiction disabilities (brochure)

This brochure describes how people with mental health disabilities or addictions are protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code. It includes these topics:

Indigenous Peoples in Ontario and the Ontario Human Rights Code (brochure)

This brochure describes how Indigenous Peoples are protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code. It includes these topics:

Racial discrimination (brochure)

This resource explains how the Ontario Human Rights Code protects against racial discrimination. It discusses racism and racial discrimination, systemic racial discrimination, and identifying and addressing racial discrimination. It has contact information for filing a complaint and for getting legal help.

Overcoming the labels (fact sheet)

This fact sheet has information about human rights challenges that people with mental health and addiction issues experience, including stereotyping, discrimination, and systemic discrimination. The fact sheet is part of the OHRC's Minds that matter: Report on the consultation on human rights, mental health and addictions.

Know Your Rights: A guide to human rights rental housing in Ontario

This booklet on human rights and rental housing in Ontario was produced by CERA as part of the Northern Housing Rights project that investigated the experiences of housing discrimination among First Nation, Metis and Inuit people in Northwestern Ontario. It covers topics such as:

Overcoming Barriers: A Reference Guide on Human Rights in Housing

This booklet on discrimination in housing includes information on the Human Rights Code, who is protected by the Code, prohibited grounds of discrimination, what is discrimination, direct vs. constructive discrimination, housing and the Code, what types of housing are covered by the Code, harassment, reprisal, and and how to file an application...