Human Rights Code (Ontario)

The Human Rights Code is a statute in the Canadian province of Ontario that guarantees equality before the law and prohibits discrimination in specific social areas such as housing or employment. The code's goal specifically prohibits discrimination based on race, colour, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, creed, age and other grounds.^[1] The code is administered by the Ontario Human Rights Commission and enforced by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.