Bill 70 explained in plain English
Toby's Act (Right to be Free from Discrimination and Harassment Because of Gender Identity, 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Toby's Act amends the Ontario Human Rights Code to explicitly prohibit discrimination and harassment based on gender identity in various areas of life.
Bill 70, also known as Toby's Act, amends the Ontario Human Rights Code to ensure that individuals are protected from discrimination and harassment based on their gender identity. The Act specifies that the right to equal treatment without discrimination and the right to be free from harassment apply to areas such as services, goods, facilities, accommodation, contracting, employment, and membership in unions or professional associations. The bill also clarifies that these protections extend to gender identity in the same way they apply to other protected grounds like sexual orientation and sex.
- Amends the Ontario Human Rights Code to include "gender identity" as a protected ground for discrimination and harassment.
- Specifies that the right to equal treatment without discrimination based on gender identity applies to services, goods, facilities, accommodation, contracting, employment, and union or professional association memberships.
- Specifies that the right to be free from harassment based on gender identity applies to accommodation and employment.
- Individuals in Ontario seeking protection from discrimination and harassment.
- Organizations and individuals providing services, goods, or facilities.
- Accommodation providers.
- Parties to contracts.
- Employers and employees.
- Trade unions, trade or occupational associations, and self-governing professions.
- Individuals have the right to equal treatment without discrimination because of gender identity.
- Individuals have the right to be free from harassment because of gender identity.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify any limitations or exceptions to these rights.
- The exact timing of Royal Assent is not provided in the bill text, but commencement is tied to this event.
Adds 'gender identity' as a protected ground against discrimination and harassment in various specified areas.
Source: Sections 1, 2(1), 3, 5(1), 6, 7(1), and 7(2)
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