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Status Reports
2010 – Access, Equity and Human Rights Achievements
City Council approved the corporate status report on Access, Equity and Human Rights (AEHR) implementation and the 2009 AEHR achievements of City Divisions. The report tracks progress using indicators in four broad categories: City as an employer; Leadership, governance and building community capacity; Economic participation and Community programs and service delivery.
2009 – Indicators - Access, Equity and Human Rights Action Plans and Achievements
City Council has approved the first report which uses indicators to measure (PDF) the progress of achieving Council's access, equity and human rights goals. Results are included in Appendix 1 (PDF) and Appendix 2 (PDF) and show that the Toronto continues to make tremendous progress in providing programs and services which address access, equity and human rights issues.
2009 – Status Report - Update on the Implementation of Auditor General's 2008 Recommendations on Access, Equity and Human Rights
2006 - Status Report - Implementation of 2004-2006 Access, Equity and Human Rights Action Plans
2003 – Supplementary Status Report on the Implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Community Access and Equity
2002 - Status Report on the Implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Community Access and Equity
A translation of the major directions, as outlined in the report, is available in the following languages (PDF): Chinese, Italian, French, Tagalog, Korean, Russian, Tamil, Polish, Somali, Ukrainian, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic and Vietnamese.
Guide to preparing Access Equity and Human Rights Action Plans
This Work Book addresses the strategic directions that were adopted with the approval of Council's Plan of Action for the Elimination of Racism and Discrimination. It identifies practices for inclusion in Departmental Access and Equity Plans - Introduction HTML document or PDF full document (293 Kb).
Appendix A: Strategic Directions and Framework
Appendix B: Action Plan on Access, Equity and Human Rights
The Action Plan Guide has been updated to include the Equity Lens
Equity Lens
The Roundtable on Access Equity and Human Rights developed an Equity Lens for Council and the Toronto Public Service to use when they prepare reports and review programs and services. This tool will guide staff and Council in removing human rights barriers as they plan, develop and evaluate policies, services and programs. The equity lens will be applied to all strategic policy and program reports.
| Task Force on Community Access and Equity |
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Executive Summary of the City of Toronto Task Force on Community Access and Equity, January, 2000 |
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Status Report by the Chief Administrative Officer on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Task force on Community Access and Equity, report to City Council, April, 2002 (PDF) |
| City of Toronto policies and resolutions |
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Human Rights and Harassment Policy, November 1998 |
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Hate Activity Policy, 1998 |
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Equal Opportunity - Anti-Discrimination Policy Requirements for Suppliers, 1998 |
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Anti-racism, Access, Equity Guidelines for Grants Programs, December 1998 (PDF) |
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Same Sex Spousal Benefits, 1998 |
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Provision of Attendant Care Services at Public Meetings, 1999 |
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Employment Equity Policy, 2000 (PDF) |
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Immigration and Settlement Policy Framework, June, 2001 (PDF) |
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Multilingual Services Policy, 2002 |
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Resolution on Zero Tolerance of Racial Profiling for Policing in the City of Toronto, October 2002 (PDF) and February 2003 (PDF) |
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Resolution on Same Sex Marriages, July/August 2002 (PDF) |
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Ontarians with Disabilities Act - City of Toronto Accessibility Plan, September 2003 |
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Accessibility Design Guidelines, April 2004 |
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Employment Accommodation Policy, July 2004 |
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Resolution on Sexual Assault (Jane Doe), July 2004 (PDF) |
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Days of Cultural Significance Policy, 2004 |
| Position papers submitted to other levels of government |
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Submission to the House of Commons (PDF) Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, "The Recognition of International Experience and Credentials of Immigrants", April 2005 |
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Toronto Public Hearings on Bill 118: The Proposed Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, February 1, 2005 (PDF) |
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Submission to the Provincial Consultation on the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, March 23, 2004 (PDF) |
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Submission to the House of Commons (PDF) Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration; Bill C-11, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, March 2002 |
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Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration; Bill C-11, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, March 2001 |
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Submission to the Legislative Assembly (PDF) Standing committee on Financial and Economic Affairs on Bill 125, the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, November 2001 |
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