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Recent case assessment direction and “creed”

The Halton District Catholic School Board posted a job advertisement for a contract position. The applicant replied to the advertisement, and when he was not selected for the position he filed a complaint at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario alleging discrimination on the ground of creed.

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Adding new prohibited grounds in Ontario Human Rights Code

Private member's Bill 164, Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2017, introduced on October 4, 2017 in the Ontario Legislature would amend the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code) to include four new prohibited grounds of discrimination including, social condition, police records, genetic characteristics and immigration status.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: Ontario's current and upcoming minimum wage; whether the terms of an employee's employment contract could be implied because of industry practice; and Ontario Human Rights Commission's new report, Not on the menu: OHRC inquiry report on sexualized and gender-based dress codes in restaurants.

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