Ontario Human Rights Commission
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 Ontario Human Rights Commission facts

• The OHRC is an arm's length agency of government accountable to the legislature through the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario
• The OHRC's mandate under the Code includes: preventing discrimination through public education and public policy; and looking into situations where discriminatory behaviour exists
• Since June 30, 2008, all new complaints of discrimination are filed as applications with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
• However, OHRC has the right to be informed of applications before the HRTO, and receives copies of all applications and responses
• The OHRC can intervene in any application with the consent of the applicant; the Commission can also ask to intervene without the applicant’s consent, subject to any directions or terms that the HRTO sets after hearing from the parties
• The Commission also has the right to bring its own application to the HRTO if the Commission is of the opinion that the application is in the public interest
• There is a full-time chief commissioner and a varying number of part-time commissioners, appointed by Order in Council
• Staff of the OHRC is appointed under the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006
• On February 19, 2015, the Lieutenant Governor in Council appointed Ruth Goba as Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission on an interim basis for a period of three months, effective from February 28, 2015, and ending May 27, 2015, or when a new Chief Commissioner is appointed, whichever occurs first
• Barbara Hall was chief commissioner from November 28, 2005, until February 27, 2015, replacing Keith Norton, who had led the Commission since 1996; Norton s쳮ded Rosemary Brown