Human rights pathway
Human Rights Code primacy letter (s. 47)
Section 47 of the Code says it has primacy over other Ontario legislation unless the other Act expressly says otherwise. If a wait-list rule, an N12, a shelter policy, or an RTA “business as usual” process would discriminate, write it down and put s. 47 on the page.
8–12 min Human Rights Code s. 47
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- s. 47 letter
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