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Language based discrimination

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 2 Minutes Read October 26, 2016

OHRC’s Policy on discrimination and language: Arnold v. Stream Global Services

As per the OHRC’s Policy on Discrimination and Language, although the Human Rights Code does not explicitly identify "language" as a prohibited ground of discrimination, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario may consider claims under a number of related grounds, such as ancestry, ethnic origin, place of origin and in some circumstances, race. The 2010 matter of Arnold v. Stream Global Services offers an explicit interpretation of this policy.

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / ancestry, Arnold v. Stream Global Services, breach of the Code, discrimination, employment law, Espinoza v. Coldmatic Refrigeration of Canada Inc., ethnic origin, Human Right Tribunal of Ontario, human rights code, Kevin Sambrano, Language based discrimination, place of origin starting wage, Policy on discrimination and language, Segula v. Ferrante (1995)

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read October 20, 2014

Termination was at least in part because of perceived communication difficulties in English

In Liu v Everlink Services Inc, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal decided that, when a Chinese Canadian employee, Liu, was terminated from his employment, he was discriminated against on the ground of place of origin.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll / accent and a lack of proficiency in speaking English, bona fide occupational requirement, damages as monetary compensation, discrimination, human rights code, Language based discrimination, Meiroin test, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, performance reviews, personal development objectives, place of origin, raises and bonuses, termination, verbal and written skills in English

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