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Follow us on TwitterNearly five years ago, in March 2016, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) released a landmark case for housing providers. The decision, Welykyi and Rouge Valley Co-operative Homes Inc., was the first significant decision of the HRTO to relate to housing. Although it was a co-op case, it helps all housing providers understand the importance of decisive action when tenants or members harass each other on grounds protected under the Human Rights Code. Continue reading “Time for an early new year’s resolution – book some training!”
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Time for an early new year’s resolution – book some training!
December 14th, 2020 by Iler Campbell LLPClient Profile: Parkdale Activity and Recreation Centre
April 17th, 2019 by Iler CampbellThe idea of the Parkdale Activity and Recreation Centre (PARC) was born in 1977 when a group of volunteers observed the large number of adults living in Parkdale rooming houses and boarding homes. Many were survivors of the psychiatric system, had little money, few family contacts and no real place to go and connect with peers.
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Service animals for mental health: An emerging issue in disability law
January 28th, 2016 by Katie DouglasWhat to do with Peaches? In 2014, a woman moved in with her common‑law partner in Barrie, Ontario and, while aware that the condominium’s bylaws restricted owners from having dogs over 25 pounds, proceeded to move in with her 40‑pound retriever cross, Peaches. The property manager demanded that she remove the dog and the owner responded with a request for accommodation under the Ontario Human Rights Code, claiming that Peaches was a service dog who supported her with “stress and past abuse issues.” Ultimately, the court evicted Peaches, ruling that the owner had not provided sufficient information about her disability to establish that Peaches was a necessary accommodation.
This case highlights an emerging issue in disability law. Continue reading “Service animals for mental health: An emerging issue in disability law”
Elder Law: Law Commission to Consult the Public on Capacity Issues
July 8th, 2014 by Lauren BlumasMaking decisions on behalf of an elderly family member as he or she becomes incapable of doing so is a familiar issue for many of our clients. This is particularly fragile territory for housing providers as their tenant and member populations age. They have the tough job of working with tenants and members and their families as the issue of incapacity arises. This can lead to major conflict, some of which ends up in the courts.
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Ontario Human Rights Commission launches policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions
June 18th, 2014 by Celia ChandlerThis morning the Human Rights Commission formally launched its “Policy on Preventing Discrimination based on Mental Health Disabilities and Addictions.” The policy is the product of many years’ work and flows directly from the Commission report, “Minds That Matter: Report on the consultation on human rights, mental health and addictions”, a report, released in 2012, that made 54 recommendations in the areas of government, housing employment and services.
Buried Alive: The Human Rights Implications of Compulsive Hoarding in the Landlord-Tenant Context
January 27th, 2014 by Iler CampbellLauren Blumas, our articling student, has an article in the current issue of the Canadian Journal of Poverty Law. Read her article here (pdf).
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