Right at home report on the consultation on human rights and rental housing in Ontario

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ISBN: 9781424972241 (print)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (106 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: [Toronto, Ont.] : Ontario Human Rights Commission, 2008

General Note:	"Approved by the Commission: May 28, 2008". Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Executive summary -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Housing as a human right -- 3.1. International concerns -- 3.2. Housing rights and the Code -- 4. Housing discrimination and the individual -- 4.1. Highlighting discrimination based on specific Code grounds -- 4.2. Tenant screening practices -- 4.3. Housing and the duty to accommodate -- 4.4. Raising awareness -- 4.5. Enforcing housing rights -- 5. Systemic and societal human rights issues in housing -- 5.1. Inclusive design in the housing sector -- 5.2. Adequate and affordable housing -- 5.3. Poverty and inadequate income levels -- 5.4. Homelessness and human rights -- 5.5. Discriminatory NIMBY opposition to affordable housing -- 6. Framework for action -- 6.1. Government -- 6.2. Decision-makers -- 6.3. Partners in the development of affordable housing -- 6.4. Social housing providers -- 6.5. Private-market housing providers -- 6.6. Service providers -- 6.7. Tenant organizations and human rights advocates -- 6.8. The Ontario Human Rights Commission -- 7. Index of acronyms -- 8. Endnotes.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.