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Ontario Human Rights Commission v Simpson-Sears

  • October 13, 2020
  • BakerLaw
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Ontario Human Rights Commission v. Simpsons-Sears, [1985] 2 SCR 536; The Supreme Court of Canada found that it is not necessary to prove that discrimination is intentional to find that there has been a violation of human rights. A neutral rule can have discriminatory effects. Where a rule has a discriminatory effect, a duty to accommodate will be triggered