The 2009 Annotated Ontario Human Rights Code

Description:

• the full text of the Ontario Human Rights Code, as amended;
• the Abridged Policies and Guidelines of the Ontario Human Rights Commission; updated 2008;
• The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Rules of Procedure, June 2008;
• The Process for Resolving Human Rights Applications, Information from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, June 2008;
• Section-by-section annotations of over 950 decisions on the Ontario Human Rights Code as well as federal and British Columbia human rights legislation.

• Over 100 new case law digests of tribunal and court decisions, both reported and unreported. Key decisions on human rights have been made, particularly regarding disability. The Supreme Court of Canada has indicated that:
  • the test for undue hardship is not whether it is impossible for the employer to accommodate the employer's characteristics; nor is it total unfitness for work in the foreseeable future (Syndicat des employees de techniques professionelles & de bureau d'Hydro-Quebec).
  • It is acceptable to make a distinction on the basis of disability in terms of the requirement for doctor's notes where employees in a special disability program are exempted from the usual attendance requirement (Keays v. Honda Canada Inc.)