Human Rights

Question 1

The following are the Human Rights Code protected social areas:

• Accommodation (housing)
• Contracts
• _____
• Goods, services and facilities
• Membership in _____

Answer 1

1.Employment

2. vocational associations and trade unions

Question 2

The following are the Human Rights Code _____:
* Age;
* Ancestry;
* Colour;
* 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); and
* Sexual orientation.

Answer 2

1. prohibited grounds

Question 3

_____ means engaging in a course of vexatious comments or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome. Harassment can include a one–time incident or repeated incidents.

i.e.

• misgendering trans and gender variant people, and failure to use _____ and _____; and
• exclusion, ignoring and other “by _____ acts”

Answer 3

1. Harassment
2. chosen name, pronouns
3. omission

Question 4

Human Rights - Member

Member

1. When reporting any incident where it is alleged that another member contravened the Human Rights Code may
   * initiate an _____ per the direction contained within Procedures 13-03 and 13-09, as applicable, and/or
   * initiate a Human Rights Complaint directly with the _____

 Complaints can be mailed directly to the HRTO (http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/hrto/). The Human Rights Legal Support Centre (http://www.hrlsc.on.ca/) is available for assistance and information.

Answer 4

1. internal complaint
2. Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO)

Question 5

Human Rights

Section 2: Complaints Received from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

Complaints received directly from the HRTO are generally mailed to a Service facility. These documents may be addressed to the Service, the Chief of Police, a Unit Commander and/or a specific member. It is important that these documents are sent immediately to _____ and that no member shall deal directly with the HRTO.

Answer 5

1. Legal Services

Question 6

Human Rights - Member

Member

3. When the respondent in an HRTO complaint shall
   * record on the reverse side of the original document
    their name, rank/position, employee number, and unit
    the date, time and location received
    their signature
   * immediately send a copy of the document to _____ by TPS eFax
   * advise and provide a copy of the documents to _____
   * may retain a copy of the document
   * forward the original document to Legal Services
   * not respond directly to _____

Answer 6

1. Legal Services
2. their supervisor
3. the HRTO

Question 7

Human Rights - Supervisor

4. Upon becoming aware that a member is the respondent in an HRTO complaint shall
   * ensure the member has complied with item 6
   * forward the copy of the documents to the respondent’s
   * ensure that the complainant and any witnesses are protected from reprisal
   * ensure the workplace is not poisoned/toxic
   * not respond directly to _____

Answer 7

1. Unit Commander
2. the HRTO

Question 8

_____ means an alleged violation of a prohibited ground under the Human Rights Code.

Answer 8

1. Human Rights Complaint

Question 9

_____ means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome.
[Source: ss. 10(1), Human Rights Code]

Answer 9

1. Harassment

Question 10

_____ means any distinction, conduct or action, either by intention or not, on the basis of any prohibited ground under the Human Rights Code, which has the impact of excluding persons, denying benefits or imposing burdens on an individual or group, which are not imposed on others or which withholds or limits access to benefits available to others.

Answer 10

1. Discrimination

Question 11

_____ means the independent provincial government agency who receives Human Rights Code complaint applications and assists parties to resolve complaints through mediation and/or a hearing.

Answer 11

1. Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO)

Question 12

_____ means the possession, reproduction, circulation, dissemination, publication or posting of any material that may be considered harassment under the Human Rights Code in any area of a Toronto Police Service facility.

Answer 12

1. Offensive Material

Question 13

_____ means that particular roles and characteristics are attributed to people on the basis of a prohibited ground under the Human Rights Code.

Answer 13

1. Stereotyping

Question 14

_____ means organizational policies or practices that create or perpetuate a position of relative disadvantage for some individuals/groups, on the basis of prohibited grounds.

Answer 14

1. Systemic Discrimination