Ontario Human Rights Code protections. The Ontario Human Rights Code took effect on June 15, 1962, and it was the first Human Rights Code of its kind in Canada. June 15 was chosen as the proclamation date for the Human Rights Code because it was the 747th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. The Ontario Human Rights Code of 1962 replaced the province’s existing anti-discrimination legislation, including: At the same time that the Ontario Human Rights Commission was created, the government of the day, led by Premier Leslie Frost introduced an amendment to the "Fair Accommodation Practices Act" to prohibit discrimination because
Ontario Human Rights Code interpreted and applied. Part III explains the role and structure of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC). Part IV explains the role and structure of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO). Part IV.1 establishes the Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC) and sets out its governance. Part V deals with general matters such as the power to make regulations and sets out that the Human Rights Code has primacy over other provincial legislation (section 47(2)). Part VI of the Code deals with the transition from the "old" system, where complaints were investigated by the Ontario Human Rights Commission to