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Jeremy Schwartz discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision that upheld a landmark retroactive loss of earnings award from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

The Ontario Human Rights Commission interprets and sets guidelines on how to fulfil the Ontario Human Rights Code.

On February 9th, Muneeza Sheikh was interviewed on SunTV News discussing the topic of a recent court ruling that strikes down the ban requiring new Canadian citizens to remove niqabs at citizenship ceremonies.

On June 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada released its highly anticipated rulings in the matters of Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University 2018 SCC 32 ...

One of the ways the most frequent ways kids get into trouble in school is by not having their unique needs met.

The Edmonton Heritage Festival has made the decision to bar the Russian pavilion from the annual event due to "safety concerns." Now, the Russian association says the exclusion is a human rights violation.

In a previous blog post, we discussed the recently enacted Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, also known as the Modern Slavery Act (the "Act").

Rhonda B. Levy and Douglas Sanderson examine The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario preliminary hearing to determine whether allegations made under the Human Rights Code

Following the discovery of what are believed to be the remains of 215 indigenous children in unmarked graves at a former residential school in Kamloops, BC, the federal government fast-tracked Bill C-5, ...

What if the exhaustion you feel from caregiving isn't a personal failing, but simply the natural cost of showing up for someone you love? Comedian and storyteller Tracy Hamilton offers a refreshingly honest perspective on navigating compassion fatigue, drawing from her own experience supporting a parent with Alzheimer's while balancing responsibility with limited control. Through warmth, candour, and dark humour, she reframes the conversation around caregiving boundaries and the quiet achievement of enduran

During the first full week of the campaign, mandatory vaccination policies have been a topic of frequent discussion.

Red River Métis speaker, survivor, and MMIWG advocate Fallon Farinacci confronts the systemic failures behind family separation and generational trauma among Indigenous survivors.

Geoff Mason joins Jas Johal for a conversation on increased government funding for the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to help address logjams and delays at the Tribunal.

This year, a Nova Scotia Human Rights Board concluded that a woman had been discriminated against on the basis of her race and/or colour when wrongfully accused of shoplifting at a grocery store.

Today we celebrate the 1982 adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Charter forms part of Canada's Constitution, the country's supreme law, and has become the cornerstone

Leading voices in survivor-centered reform examine systemic failures affecting sexual abuse survivors across Canada's child welfare, education, sport, and criminal justice systems. Expert speakers share trauma-informed approaches and practical paths toward meaningful reform for Indigenous survivors and others failed by broken institutions.

Simona Jellinek, Senior Counsel at Gluckstein Lawyers, has exclusively dedicated her career to sexual abuse law since 1996, pioneering a trauma-informed approach that puts survivors in complete control of their legal journey. Her work extends beyond individual cases to systemic advocacy, including her pivotal role in removing the civil limitation period for sexual abuse claims in Ontario. This legislative victory has created a ripple effect across Canada, empowering more survivors to seek justice on their o