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Ontario Human Rights Commission announces development of policy to address Indigenous-specific discrimination in Ontario's healthcare system | ||
By: PR Newswire Association LLC. - 18 Apr 2024 | Back to overview list |
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TORONTO, April 18, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) announced its commitment to work with Indigenous partners to develop human rights policy guidance to address and combat long-standing and widespread Indigenous-specific discrimination in Ontario's healthcare system. The OHRC's policy guidance will:
To inform this guidance, the OHRC will meet with Indigenous health professionals, organizations, and communities across the province in the coming months. By these interactions, the Commission aims to gain a deeper understanding of systemic concerns, barriers, and priorities related to Indigenous-specific discrimination in the delivery of healthcare in Ontario. As well, the OHRC is launching an online survey to gather information about lived experiences. First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and urban Indigenous people who have experienced discrimination when receiving healthcare services are invited to complete the survey. The OHRC also invites family members, caregivers, service providers and other people who have witnessed Indigenous-specific discrimination in healthcare to take part in the survey. The OHRC will report back on what it hears during the meetings and through the survey in an engagement report. "Indigenous-specific discrimination is pervasive throughout our healthcare system. This is intolerable. The Commission calls for immediate and practical change. The engagements and the survey are the start of the Commission's work to develop vital human rights guidance to help prevent and address this discrimination," said Patricia DeGuire, Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission. "We acknowledge and are grateful for the past work done by Wabano and other Indigenous organizations and communities to document the harm and consequences of Indigenous-specific discrimination and call for change. We hope the Commission's guidance will provide a valuable tool to hold the healthcare system accountable." Quick Facts
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