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Blog post # 27: Focus: Emergency Measures for Administrative Tribunals – Hearings in Tribunal Proceedings (Temporary Measures) Act, 2020
Blog post # 26: Case Summary and Analysis: Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario contemplates Toronto Star and Tribunals Adjudicative Records Act in Grange v Toronto (City)
Blog post # 25: Focus: Canadian Human Rights Commission Releases Complaint Rules
Blog post # 21: Accessible Practice: Meaningfully Accessing Administrative Boards and Tribunals
Blog post # 18: Case Summary and Analysis: Accommodating Addictions Disabilities in the Workplace
Blog post # 16: Case Summary and Analysis: Suen v. Envirocon Environmental Services, ULC
Blog post # 15: Focus: The Availability of Charter Remedies at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
Blog post # 14: Case Summary and Analysis: S.A. v. Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation
Blog post # 11: Case Summary and Analysis: Alford v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 ONSC 4269
Blog post # 10: Focus: Bona Fide Academic Requirements in the New OHRC Policy
Blog post # 9: Focus: Naming the Right Respondent at the HRTO
Blog post # 8: Focus: The Law of Service Animals in Ontario
Blog post # 7: National Access Awaress Week 2018
Blog post # 5: Focus: ARCH Celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day – Highlights Work of BCANDS
Blog post # 4: Accessible Practice: The Importance of Privacy for Clients with Disabilities
Blog post # 3: Focus: New Federal Accessibility Legislation on the Horizon
Blog post # 2: Accessible Practice: When Your Client Cannot Sign Documents
Blog post # 1: Letter from the Executive Director: National AccessAbility Week
Blog post # 27: Focus: Emergency Measures for Administrative Tribunals – Hearings in Tribunal Proceedings (Temporary Measures) Act, 2020
March 27, 2020
Ontario puts in place emergency measures for administrative tribunals in response to COVID-19, including enacting Hearings in Tribunal Proceedings (Temporary Measures) Act, 2020, and suspending limitation and other procedural time periods.…
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Blog post # 26: Case Summary and Analysis: Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario contemplates Toronto Star and Tribunals Adjudicative Records Act in Grange v Toronto (City)
February 27, 2020 Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario releases decision about public disclosure of adjudicative records and confidentiality orders…
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Blog post # 25: Focus: Canadian Human Rights Commission Releases Complaint Rules
December 23, 2019
Canadian Human Rights Commission Releases Rules for its Process…
Blog post # 24: Case Summary and Analysis: Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General) – over one year later
October 24, 2019
This post sets out the background of Matson and Andrews, and some of the concerns raised by persons with disabilities and other equity-seeking groups with respect to access to justice. It then highlights one case, Reed v Province of Nova Scotia (Department of Environment) (Reed), which applies Matson and Andrews in a way that does not operate as a complete bar to human rights challenges to the wording of a statute.
Blog post # 23: Case Summary and Analysis: Supreme Court denies leave in family status discrimination case: what this means for the legal test for discrimination
August 29, 2019
An analysis of the consequences of differing tests for family status discrimination amongst Canadian jurisdictions, and discussion of the troubling re-introduction of the distinction between direct and indirect discrimination.…
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Blog post # 22: Case Summary and analysis: Recent Divisional Court case in Ontario affirms the contextual approach in Ontario for accommodating addictions disabilities in the workplace
July 18, 2019
Divisional Court confirms that a contextual, human rights analysis is required where a person with an addictions disability is terminated.…
Blog post # 21: Accessible Practice: Meaningfully Accessing Administrative Boards and Tribunals
June 28, 2019
Practice tips to secure accommodations clients need and ensure that they can participate in the administrative process in a meaningful way. …
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Blog post # 20: Case Summary and Analysis: Provincial Government Introduces Legislation about Access to Records at Administrative Boards and Tribunals
June 06, 2019
A Summary and Analysis of Tribunal Adjudicative Records Act, 2019, in light of the Toronto Star v AG case and the Charter challenge targeting the application of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to align administrative tribunals more closely with the open-court principle.…
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Blog post # 19: Case Summary and Analysis: Denial of Service Animal Benefit for self-trained service animal is not discriminatory
April 11, 2019
An analysis of the denial of OW and ODSP monthly Guide Dog Benefit to persons whose dog does not meet the specified training criteria, under a human rights perspective.…
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Blog post # 18: Case Summary and Analysis: Accommodating Addictions Disabilities in the Workplace
March 29, 2019
An analysis of how fundamental principles of discrimination law apply in cases where employees with disabilities are terminated for misconduct.…
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Blog post # 17: Case Summary and Analysis: Simpson v Prananjen Group Ltd. o/a Nimigon Retirement Home
March 15, 2019
A further analysis of the development of the test for family status discrimination in different jurisdictions, considering a recent decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.…
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Blog post # 16: Case Summary and Analysis: Suen v. Envirocon Environmental Services, ULC
March 01, 2019
The test for prima facie discrimination on the protected ground of family status – an overview of the current legal framework and a brief analysis of a recent BCCA decision.…
Blog post # 15: Focus: The Availability of Charter Remedies at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
February 15, 2019
About the jurisdiction to decide questions of law related to the decisions within HRTO’s mandate and to grant Charter remedies in relation to issues arising in the course of their decisions.…
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Blog post # 14: Case Summary and Analysis: S.A. v. Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation
February 01, 2019
A decision of significance to persons with disabilities: about the nature of Henson trusts and its relationship with social assistance programming.…
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Blog post # 13: Accessible Practice: Practice tips for maintaining privilege and confidentiality for a client accompanied by a support person
November 09, 2018
Practice tips for maintaining privilege and confidentiality for a client accompanied by a support person…
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Blog post # 12: Focus: Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Releases Practice Direction on New Case Processing System
October 26, 2018
About HRTO’s new case processing system, in response to its caseload increase and administrative backlog.…
Blog post # 11: Case Summary and Analysis: Alford v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 ONSC 4269
October 12, 2018
A question of jurisdiction for challenging the authority of the LSO to require that all licensees create and abide by a Statement of Principles that acknowledges their obligation to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion.…
Blog post # 10: Focus: Bona Fide Academic Requirements in the New OHRC Policy
September 28, 2018
Ontario Human Rights Commission released a new Policy on Accessible Education for Students with Disabilities…
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Blog post # 9: Focus: Naming the Right Respondent at the HRTO
September 14, 2018
What to consider when deciding who to name as respondents and the legal test for adding respondents later in Human Rights Tribunal proceedings.…
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Blog post # 8: Focus: The Law of Service Animals in Ontario
July 13, 2018
About the legislation in Ontario that specifically addresses rights and restrictions for persons who use service animals.…
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Blog post # 7: National Access Awaress Week 2018
July 09, 2018
ARCH co-hosted its annual Access Awareness event with the Law Society of Ontario on June 5, 2018. The theme of this year’s event was privacy as it relates to persons with disabilities. The panel consisted of: Sunil Gurmukh from the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Mariam Shanouda, Staff Lawyer at ARCH, Maureen Haan, President & CEO…
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Blog post # 6: Focus: A More Contextual Approach to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s One-Year Limitation Period
June 29, 2018
An analysis of a recent decision that allows for more applications to be heard provided their filing delay has a reasonable explanation…
Blog post # 5: Focus: ARCH Celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day – Highlights Work of BCANDS
June 21, 2018
An interview with Neil Belanger, Executive Director of British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)…
Blog post # 4: Accessible Practice: The Importance of Privacy for Clients with Disabilities
June 15, 2018
About privacy concerns that are specific to clients with disabilities and what you can do in your legal practice to proactively address these issues.…
Blog post # 3: Focus: New Federal Accessibility Legislation on the Horizon
June 08, 2018
About a new legislation intended to increase accessibility and remove barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from participating in society.…
Blog post # 2: Accessible Practice: When Your Client Cannot Sign Documents
June 01, 2018
Alternatives for clients who have legal capacity, but who, because of a physical or sensory disability, cannot sign documents.…
Blog post # 1: Letter from the Executive Director: National AccessAbility Week
May 28, 2018
As we celebrate National AccessAbility Week 2018, ARCH Executive Director invites you to join us in this week’s events and in promoting an inclusive society that is accessible to all and which promotes the full participation of all persons. …
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