Human Rights

Question 1

The Toronto Police Service is committed to what, in both the workplace and the delivery of police services?

Answer 1

Protection and promotion of Human Rights

Question 2

What type of work environments and policing services is the service dedicated to?

Answer 2

Fair
Respectful
Unbiased

Question 3

The Ontario Human Rights code states that every person has a right to?

Equal treatment with respect to employment
Be without discrimination or harassment because of;

Answer 3

Race
Ancestry
Place of origin
Colour
Ethnic origin
Citizenship
Creed
Sex
Sexual orientation
Gender identity
Gender expression
Age
Record of offences
Marital status
Family status
Disability

Question 4

What aspects does the the right to equal treatment with respect to employment apply to?

Answer 4

The workplace environment

Employment relationship

Question 5

The procedure provides the process and direction for what?

Answer 5

Reporting any incident where a member is alleged to have contravened the human Rights Code
Handling of complaints containing an allegation of contravention
Whether received internally or directly from the HRTO.

Question 6

When and who does this procedure apply to?

Answer 6

All service members in the performance of their duties
Off-duty conduct of all members when participating in any off-duty activity by virtue of their status as a service Member

Question 7

What are the prohibited grounds under the Human rights code?

Answer 7

Age
Ancestry
Colour 
Race
Citizenship
Ethnic origin
Place of origin
Creed
Disability
Family Status
Marital Status (Including single status)
Gender Identity
Gender Expression
Receipt of public assistance(in housing only)
Record of offences (in employment only)
Sex (Including pregnancy and breastfeeding 
Sexual Orientation

Question 8

What social areas are protected by the Human Rights Code

Answer 8

Accomodation (housing)
Contracts
Employment
Goods, services and facilities
Members in vocational associations and trade unions

Question 9

What does harassment mean?

Answer 9

Engaging in a course of vexatious comments or conduct
Known or ought to have been known to be unwelcome
Can be a one time incident or repeated incidents

Question 10

Every member has freedom from reprisal or threat of reprisal and has what rights?

Answer 10

Claim and enforce their rights

Provide evidence and participate in proceedings

Question 11

Members shall not do what to a member, who in good faith, reports a breach of service or legislative governance or an act of misconduct?

Answer 11

Harass
Intimidate
Threaten to retaliate

Question 12

Regarding information or documents pertaining to a complaint, members shall do what with the information?

Answer 12

Hold the information in strict confidence
Refrain from discussions
Releasing information in any form
Unless outlined in this procedure or required by law

Question 13

Upon receiving an internal complaint containing an allegation that a member has contravened the Human Rights Code shall

Answer 13

Ensure the complainant and any witnesses are protected from reprisal
Ensure the workplace is not poisoned/toxic

Question 14

Complaints received externally, from the HRTO, may be addressed to who?

Answer 14

The Service
The Chief of police
A Unit Commander
A specific member

Question 15

What shall be done upon receipt of an external HRTO complaint?

Answer 15

Send immediately to legal Services

Shall not deal directly with HRTO

Question 16

Any member who is the respondent in a HRTO complaint shall

Answer 16

Record on the reverse side of the original document; name, rank/position, employee number, and unit. Date time and location received. Their signature
Immediately send a copy of the document to legal services via TPS eFax
Advise and provide a copy of the documents to their supervisor
May retain a copy of the document
Forward the original document to legal services
Not directly respond to the HRTO

Question 17

Upon becoming aware that a member is the respondent of a HRTO complaint shall

Answer 17

Review and file the documents in the unit file
Ensure that the complainant and any witnesses are protected from reprisal
Ensure the workplace is not poisoned/toxic
Not respond directly to the HRTO

Question 18

Discrimination and/or Harassment
Harassment means engaging in a course of vexatious comments or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome. Harassment can include .________ or __________.

Answer 18

a one–time incident or repeated incidents

Question 19

Freedom from Reprisal
Every member of the Service has a right to claim and enforce their rights, to provide evidence and to participate in proceedings without _____ or _______ .

Answer 19

reprisal or threat of reprisal

Question 20

Supervisor
When receiving an internal complaint containing an allegation that a member contravened the Human Rights Code shall
 comply with Procedures 13–03 and 13–09, as applicable
 ensure the complainant and any witnesses are protected from ______.
 ensure the workplace is not _________ .

Answer 20

reprisal, poisoned/toxic

Question 21

Supervisor
Upon becoming aware that a member is the respondent in an HRTO complaint shall
 ensure the member has complied with item 6
 forward the copy of the documents to the respondent’s Unit Commander
 ensure that the complainant and any witnesses are protected from reprisal
 ensure the workplace is not poisoned/toxic
 not __________

Answer 21

respond directly to the HRTO

Question 22

Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) means 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 _______________).

Answer 22

does not receive Human Rights Code complaints).

Question 23

Harassment examples

____________ people, and failure to use chosen name and pronouns; and
 exclusion, ignoring and other “by omission acts”

Answer 23

misgendering trans and gender variant

Question 24

Member
When reporting any incident where it is alleged that another member contravened the Human Rights Code may
 initiate an internal complaint per the direction contained within Procedures 13-03 and 13-09, as applicable, and/or
 initiate a Human Rights Complaint directly with the _______________

Answer 24

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO)

Question 25

Unit Commander – Legal Services
The Unit Commander – Legal Services shall
 manage the intake, administration, co–ordination and maintenance for all ________ where the Service and/or members are respondents
 ensure all HRTO complaints data are entered into ______________
 assign HRTO complaints as follows
- all employment-related HRTO complaints shall be assigned to ____________ for response and case management
- all HRTO complaints regarding the delivery of police services shall remain with Legal Services for response and case management
 ensure guidance is provided to members, supervisors and Unit Commanders regarding HRTO complaints regarding the delivery of police services
 ensure monthly reports are made to the Toronto Police Services Board (Board) on the status of all HRTO complaints regarding the delivery of police services

Answer 25

HRTO complaints
Professional Standards Information System (PSIS)
Labour Relations

Question 26

The Unit Commander – Labour Relations shall
 manage all assigned ____________ from Legal Services
 ensure guidance is provided to members, supervisors and Unit Commanders regarding ___________
 ensure monthly reports are made to the Board on the status of all _________ complaints

Answer 26

employment–related HRTO complaints

Question 27

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) means the ____________ who receives Human Rights Code complaint applications and assists parties to resolve complaints through mediation and/or a hearing.

Answer 27

independent provincial government agency

Question 28

The following are the Human Rights Code protected social areas:
 Accommodation (housing)
 Contracts
 Employment
 Goods, services and facilities
 Membership in vocational associations and _________

Answer 28

trade unions