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ONTARIO LAUNCHES PUBLIC HEARINGS ON RENTAL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
The *Ontario Human Rights Commission* released a background document and consultation paper on human rights in rental housing. Public meetings begin this June in *Sudbury*, *Ottawa*, *Kitchener-Waterloo* and *Toronto* to hear people´s stories and bring much needed attention and action to this fundamental issue.
There are several ways you can participate in the Commission’s consultation on Human Rights and Rental Housing in Ontario.
All interested persons and organizations are invited to make written submissions.* Written submissions should be provided prior to AUGUST 31, 2007.*
*The Commission will also be holding a series of public meetings at four locations across the province:*
June 13: Sudbury
*June 14 : Toronto
*June 25 : Ottawa
June 27 : Kitchener-Waterloo
*June 28 : Toronto*
*If you are interested in participating in one of these sessions, please RSVP by MAY 31, 2007.* You will be contacted to confirm your participation in the meeting and be given details of the time, location and format of the meeting.
*Written submissions and RSVPs may be sent by mail, fax, phone or e-mail to:*
“Housing Consultation”
Ontario Human Rights Commission, Policy and Education Branch
180 Dundas Street West, 7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M7A 2R9
Fax: (416) 314-4533
Phone : 416-979-0175, Marci Mosher-Mandel
E-mail:
(please indicate “Housing Consultation” in the subject line)
Please indicate which meeting you would like to attend and whether you have any special needs that require accommodation. Include the names and contact information of the attendees. You will be contacted with details of times, locations and format.
For additional copies of these materials or for copies of the Commission’s Consultation or Background Papers, please visit our Web Site at www.ohrc.on.ca .
Personal information provided during the consultation is subject to the requirements of the /Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act/ and will not be disclosed without permission. Other information obtained during the consultation may be made public.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission released a background document and consultation paper on human rights in rental housing.
Public meetings begin this June in Sudbury, Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Toronto to hear people´s stories and bring much needed attention and action to this fundamental issue.
Complaints to the Commission and social science research show that many individuals and groups, especially marginalized people, face discrimination everyday while trying to rent or occupy an apartment or house. More information about the public meetings including dates and locations will be posted on the Commission´s website: www.ohrc.on.ca/. Individuals and groups can also make written submissions. The Commission will report back publicly on findings and recommendations, and will develop a new policy to help guide tenants and landlords to protect and promote their rights and responsibilities.
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