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Policies & legislation
City of London Policies
City of London’s Race Relations Policy and Diversity Policy
- these policies reaffirm that the people of London believe in the
dignity and worth of every person and are committed to making
this a reality. The purpose of these policies is to strengthen
city-wide awareness and commitment to issues of race and
diversity in our community. For more information, please review
these policies on the City of London’s website.
Provincial and Federal Legislation
Ontario Human Rights Code
The Ontario Human Rights Code recognizes the inherent dignity
and worth of every person and provides for equal rights and
opportunities without discrimination. More specifically, the OHRC affirms the right to equal treatment without discrimination
in areas such as jobs, housing and services. For more
information visit the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s website.
Canadian Human Rights Act
The purpose of this Act is to enact the principle that “all
individuals should have an opportunity equal with other
individuals to make for themselves the lives that they are able
and wish to have and to have their needs accommodated,
consistent with their duties and obligations as members of
society, without being hindered in or prevented from doing so by
discriminatory practices.” For more information visit the
Canadian Human Rights Commission website.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005
The purpose of the AODA, 2005 is “to achieve accessibility for
Ontarians with disabilities with respect to goods, services,
facilities, accommodation, employment, buildings, structures and
premises on or before January 1, 2025, by developing,
implementing and enforcing accessibility standards”. For more
information on the AODA visit the
Accessibility for Ontarians
with Disabilities website.
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