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Continuous Intake Co-op
Total Marks: 63
Name ______________________________
You’re Only Human . . . And You Have Rights!
Exploring the Ontario Human Rights Code
Use the following website to explore the Ontario Human Rights Code: www.ohrc.on.ca. From
the main page, click on E-Learning, then Human Rights 101. Click on Part B The Code. Watch
the video and answer the questions below.
Part A – True and False (5 marks)
1.
T
F
The Ontario Human Rights Code has primacy over all other provincial
legislation, meaning that you must comply with the OHRC first.
2.
T
F
The purpose of the Code is to impose punishment against the offending
person/company.
3.
T
F
It is not necessary to prove that a person intended to discriminate.
4.
T
F
Everyone in Ontario is covered by the Ontario Human Rights Code.
5.
T
F
The OHRC was influenced by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Part B – Short Answer
1.
What are the five social areas that are protected under the Code? Give two examples
of the types of things covered under each area. (10 marks)
Social Area
2.
Two Examples of Each
Identify ten prohibited grounds of discrimination. (5 marks)
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3.
Explain what is meant by the other three forms of discrimination. (3 marks)
Form of Discrimination
Explanation
Intersecting Grounds
Discrimination because of Association
Perceived Discrimination
4.
Define harassment. (1 mark)
5.
Harassment can be: (3 marks)
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6.
How is a poisoned environment created? Give an example other than the one given in
the video. (2 marks)
7.
Assume you are being harassed by another employee. What are two things you should
do? (2 marks)
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Part C – Quiz
The following questions are taken from the Quiz at the end of Human Rights 101. Please record
your answers here. (14 marks)
1.
An 80 year old tenant makes an application to the Tribunal. He says that his landlord is
harassing older tenants so that they will leave the building so that rents can be raised.
When the landlord finds out that the tenant did this, he stops making repairs to the
tenant’s apartment.
Choose all the social areas and grounds that may apply:
a.
housing accommodation
b.
race
c.
reprisal
d.
harassment because of age
2.
An offensive cartoon about women goes out to everyone in the office by email. It is not
directed at any individual.
Choose all the grounds and social areas that may apply:
a.
employment
b.
poisoned environment
c.
ancestry
d.
marital status
3.
A security company requires an employee to be “clean shaven”. It requires all men to
keep their hair short and wear a company cap.
Choose all the grounds and social areas that may apply:
a.
employment
b.
creed
c.
record of offences
d.
constructive discrimination
4.
A woman has had one seizure. The employer thinks that she is a risk to others and
decides to let her go.
Choose all the grounds and social areas that may apply:
a.
age
b.
employment
c.
sex
d.
disability/perceived disability
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5.
A professor winks at his student and suggests to her that she would get a higher grade
from him if they had dinner together.
Choose all the grounds and social areas that may apply.
a.
services
b.
sex
c.
harassment
d.
age
6.
Refusing to rent an apartment to a black person or a hotel room to an Aboriginal
person, based on stereotypes, violates the Code under what grounds?
Choose all the grounds and social areas that may apply:
a.
accommodation
b.
marital status
c.
race, ethnic origin, ancestry
d.
disability
7.
If there is a conflict between the Code and most other provincial laws, which normally
wins out?
a.
The Ontario Human Rights Code
b.
Most other provincial laws
Part D – Definitions
Define each of the following terms making sure to distinguish between each one. Give an
example of term. (8 marks)
Term
Discrimination
Prejudice
Stereotype
Bon Fide Job
Requirement
Definition
Example
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Part E – Case Studies (10 marks)
Below are three cases concerning the Ontario Human Rights Code. Select one of the case
studies. Determine what areas of the Code it falls under and give an explanation as to why or
why not it is a violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code. You can use the website:
www.ohrc.on.ca to help you answer your questions. Type your response using full sentence
form and double space. Answer the following questions in your response:
 Is the case an example of a violation under the Ontario Human Rights Code (yes, no
or maybe)?
 If your response is “maybe”, explain why you feel this way? What other information
would you need to know in order to make a decision?
 Which of the five social areas does this case concern?
 Which of the prohibited grounds is violated or possibly violated in the case?
 Is the case an example of discrimination or harassment? Explain why.
 Identify the elements of the case that are violations of the Code.
Case 1 – About Naomi
Naomi and several of her friends play in a women’s hockey league at the local community
centre. Whenever they play, the male rink attendants never give them their full allotted ice
time. The attendants jeer every time one of the young women falls and there are often pin-up
pictures of women in the dressing rooms. Naomi has complained but the manager has done
nothing, saying that women should “stick to figure skating” and “leave hockey to boys”. Have
the rink attendants violated the young women’s human rights?
Case 2 – About Cassandra
Cassandra and several black friends have gone to a local restaurant after school. They are
laughing and carrying on like others in the restaurant. Things start to get out of hand between
their group and several white students sitting at another table. Food is thrown and the groups
exchange angry remarks. When the restaurant staff ask Cassandra and her friends to leave the
restaurant, they feel angry and discriminated against. Have the restaurant staff violated the
group’s human rights?
Case 3 – About Michael
Last Saturday, Michael and his friends attended a movie theatre they had never been to before.
The theatre told Michael, who requires a motorized wheelchair because he has muscular
dystrophy, that he would either have to transfer into a theatre seat or watch the movie from
the only area available for the wheelchair – in front of the first row of seats. When he
complained about this arrangement, the theatre staff told him he was entitled to the same
service as everyone else – a ticket and a seat to watch the movie. Have the movie theatre staff
violated Michael’s human rights?
Continuous Intake Co-op
Total Marks: 6
Name ______________________________
Ontario Human Rights Code
You Can’t Ask That!
In Canada, employers must ask you questions related to your ability to do the job.
It is not legal to ask questions about the following topics in an interview:
 Your religion – unless it is related to the job. For example, if you are Catholic and you
are being interviewed to work at a Catholic school.
 Your ethnic or cultural background – unless it is related to the job. For example, if you
are Chinese and you are being interviewed to work at a Chinese Cultural Centre.
 Your height and weight
 Your disability
 Your medical information
 Pardoned convictions
 Other personal questions that do no relate to the job
Why would someone ask you an illegal question?
 Maybe they have a bias (for or against) something, and they are trying to hire with this
bias. This is ILLEGAL!
 Maybe they are not experienced in interviewing and they don’t know that it’s an illegal
question.
What to do if you are asked an illegal question:
 Point out that you should not be required to answer this question, and move on to
explain why you are qualified for the job.
 You can answer the question if you feel comfortable doing so, and state that this does
not affect your ability to do the job well.
 Try to humourously get around the question and move onto discuss how you are
qualified for the position.
Determine whether the following questions or legal or illegal and explain why.
Question
Legal or Illegal
What skills do you have that
are suitable for this position?
Legal
What shifts are you willing to
work?
Reason
Related to the job
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Are you married?
Have you ever been fired?
Are you a religious person?
What did you like best about
your last job?