Just So We’re Clear

From the University of Windsor’s Human Rights Office:

What are the prohibited grounds of discrimination?

The Ontario Human Rights Code states that every person has a right to freedom from discrimination in the area of:

- services, goods and facilities (including shops, restaurants, hospitals, schools, insurance) 
- the occupancy of accommodation (the place you live, whether rented or owned) 
- contracts (oral or written agreements) 
- employment (including advertisements, application forms and job interviews) 
- membership in vocational associations and trade unions 

on the grounds of:

• race
• ancestry
• place of origin
• colour
• ethnic origin
• citizenship
• creed (religion)
• sex (includes pregnancy)
• sexual orientation
• disability
• age (between 18 and 65 years in employment; 16 and 17 years are included in the occupancy of accommodation; 18 years and over in the other areas)
• marital status (including common-law,divorced, separated)
• same-sex partnership status
• family status (being in a parent-child relationship)
• the receipt of public assistance (in accommodation only)
• record of offences (provincial offences, pardoned federal offences) - in employment only.