HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION & COMPLAINTS        

Principle of Equal Access to Services and Contracts establishes that: 

           Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to services, goods and facilities, without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status or disability.

 
Principle of Equal Access to Accommodation and Freedom from Harassment establishes that:

Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to the occupancy of accommodation, without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability or the receipt of public assistance. 

Principle of Equal Access to Employment   

Adds protection from discrimination based on individual’s record of offences.

 The summary shows all prohibited grounds of discrimination listed in the Ontario Human Rights Code

Age

Ancestry

Color

Race

Citizenship

Ethnic origin

Place of origin

Creed

Disability

Family status

Marital status (including single status)

Gender identity

Gender expression

Receipt of public assistance (in housing only)

Record of offences (in employment only)

Sex (including pregnancy and breastfeeding)