Human Rights

Question 1

reference to human rights complaints means the person initiating a Human Rights Code complaint

Answer 1

Complainant

Question 2

any distinction, conduct or action, either by intention or not, on the basis of any prohibited ground under the Human Rights Code, which has the impact of excluding persons, denying benefits or imposing burdens on an
individual or group, which are not imposed on others or which withholds or limits access to benefits available to others.

Answer 2

Discrimination

Question 3

set of socially classified behaviours, attitudes and norms associated with and roles of men, women, trans
people, non-binary people and more. Encompasses gender identity, a person’s internal sense of being a man, woman, both
or neither.

Answer 3

Gender:

Question 4

how a person publicly presents their gender. This can include behaviour and outward appearance
such as dress, hair, make-up, body language and voice. A person’s chosen name and pronoun are also common and important ways of expressing gender.

Answer 4

Gender Expression

Question 5

each person’s internal and individual experience of gender. It is their sense of being a woman, a man,
both, neither, or anywhere along or beyond the gender spectrum. A person’s gender identity may be the same as or different from the typical pairing with their birth-assigned sex. Gender identity is fundamentally different from a person’s sexual orientation.

Answer 5

Gender identity

Question 6

engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome.

Answer 6

Harassment

Question 7

an alleged violation of a prohibited ground under the Human Rights Code

Answer 7

Human Rights Complaint

Question 8

the independent provincial government agency who receives Human Rights Code complaint applications and assists parties to resolve complaints through mediation and/or a hearing

Answer 8

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO)

Question 9

an allegation from internal sources concerning the conduct of a police officer, or the policies or the services provided by the Toronto Police Service

Answer 9

Internal Complaint

Question 10

reference to the civilian complaint and discipline process means an allegation from internal
sources concerning the conduct of a civilian member, or the policies or the services provided by the Toronto Police Service

Answer 10

Internal Complaint – Civilian

Question 11

the possession, reproduction, circulation, dissemination, publication or posting of any material
that may be considered offensive or insensitive under the Human Rights Code in any area of a Toronto Police Service
facility.

Answer 11

Offensive Material

Question 12

an independent government agency that provides leadership for the promotion, protection and advancement of human rights and builds partnerships across the human rights system (but does not receive Human Rights Code complaints).

Answer 12

Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)

Question 13

harassing or discriminatory behaviours, that are sufficiently severe and/or
pervasive, that causes significant and unreasonable interference to a member’s work environment. A poisoned/toxic work
environment can interfere with and/or undermine work performance and can cause emotional and psychological stress not experienced by other members. As such, it results in unequal terms and conditions of employment and prevents or impairs
full and equal enjoyment of employment, benefits, or opportunities.

Answer 13

Poisoned/Toxic Work Environment

Question 14

the protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code for which a person cannot discriminate. These include: age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender expression, gender identity, marital status (including single status), place of origin, race, receipt of public assistance (in housing only), record of offences (in employment only), sex (including discrimination based on pregnancy and breastfeeding), and sexual orientation.

Answer 14

Prohibited Grounds

Question 15

occurs when a member of a police service inappropriately considers race or ethnicity in deciding
how and with whom to intervene in an enforcement capacity. Racial Biased Policing includes racial profiling

Answer 15

Racially Biased Policing

Question 16

the member who is the subject of a Human Rights Code complaint.

Answer 16

Respondent – Human Rights Complaint

Question 17

the classification of people as male, female or intersex based on a specific combination of reproductive organs, chromosomes and hormones and assigned at birth based on observation of a person’s genitals.

Answer 17

Sex:

Question 18

that particular roles and characteristics are attributed to people on the basis of a prohibited ground under the Human Rights Code.

Answer 18

Stereotyping

Question 19

policies or practices in the workplace that create or perpetuate a position of relative disadvantage for some individuals/groups, on the basis of prohibited grounds

Answer 19

Systemic Discrimination

Question 20

umbrella term referring to people with diverse gender identities and expressions that differ from their assigned sex at birth. It includes but is not limited to people who identify as transgender, trans woman (someone assigned male at
birth who knows themself to be a woman), trans man (someone assigned female at birth who knows themself to be a man), non-binary, gender non-conforming, gender variant or gender queer. Some people may consider two-spirit to be a trans identity. Trans persons may or may not make a social transition, have surgery, use prosthetic devices or take prescription
medications (such as hormone therapies), to affirm their gender identity. They may or may not have identity documents that
reflect their lived identity.

Answer 20

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