The 2010 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 2009;
• 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
• Section-by-section annotations of over 950 decisions on the Ontario Human Rights Code as well as federal and British Columbia human rights legislation.

• When dismissing employees, employers are under a duty to act fairly. They are required to be candid, reasonable, honest and forthright. If they act otherwise they may be responsible in damages, though the onus is on the employee to establish that the employer engaged in bad faith conduct or unfair dealing in the course of dismissal. (Dwyer v. Advanis Inc. 2009)
• This Court has held that the standard of review with respect to the Commission's discretionary decisions under sections 36 and 37 of the Code is reasonableness. The Court need not determine the standard of review for the procedural fairness issues raised by the applicant; rather, we must determine whether the appropriate level of procedural fairness was accorded to the applicant.( Brock v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission) 2009)