Legislation and Advocacy Resources for People with Disabilities
Prepared by Cynthia Brown, LLM Candidate
March 1, 2019
This information is not intended to provide legal advice. The following is a list of links related to disability rights legislation in Canada and Ontario, as well as some resources for supports and self-advocacy. This list is not exhaustive. Sources provided relate to health care, education, employment and accessibility accommodations.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/page-15.html
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/rfc-dlc/ccrf-ccdl/
Canadian Human Rights Commission
https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng
Accessible Canada Act (pending)
Proposed Accessible Canada Act – Summary of the Bill
Ontario Human Rights Code
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90h19
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/05a11
O. Reg. 191/11: INTEGRATED ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/110191
What Ontario’s accessibility laws mean to you (e-pamphlet)
http://lephenix.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/What_ON_Access_Laws_EN_2017.pdf
Alternate formats for this pamphlet can be requested at:
Publications Ontario: Toll free: 1-800-668-9938, 416-326-5300, or TTY toll free: 1-800-268-7095
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance
Who can I contact if I want to report an AODA violation?
If you are a person with a disability and would like to report a violation of the AODA to the Ontario Government, please call: 1-866-515-2025 or by TTY: 1-800-268-7095.
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
655 Bay Street, 14thFloor, Toronto, ON M7A 2A3
Website: http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/hrto/
Email: hrto.registrar@ontario.ca Phone: 416-326-1312
Toll-free: 1-866-598-0322 TTY: Call the Bell Relay Service at 1-800-855-0511
Ontario Human Rights Legal Support Centre
Website: https://www.hrlsc.on.ca/en/welcome
Phone: 416-597-4900
Toll Free: 1-866-625-5179
TTY: 416-597-4903
TTY Toll Free: 1-866-612-8627
Your Legal Rights
https://yourlegalrights.on.ca/
Steps to Justice
Information related to health care services: https://stepstojustice.ca/questions/human-rights/can-doctor-or-healthcare-provider-treat-me-differently-reasons-go
ARCH Disability Law Centre
DAWN Canada (DisAbled Women’s Network Canada)
Phone: (514) 396-0009 Toll free: 1-866-396-0074
Website: https://dawncanada.net/
Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1420, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8
Email: info@leaf.ca. Phone: 416.595.7170
Website: https://www.leaf.ca/about-leaf/
Legal Assistance of Windsor
443 Ouellette Avenue, Suite 200, Windsor ON N9A 4J2
Phone: 519-256-7831 TTY: 519-256-5287
Website: http://legalassistanceofwindsor.com/
Windsor Accessibility Advisory Committee (WAAC)