HRTO

Important Notice

November 15, 2024

Due to a labour disruption at Canada Post, mail services have been impacted at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO). Parties are encouraged to send documents by email or courier.

Please see the HRTO’s Operational Update additional options and more information.

November 7, 2024

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has extended its consultation on updates to its Rules of Procedure to November 22, 2024. For more information, see our consultation page.

About the HRTO


If you believe you have experienced discrimination or harassment, you can file an application with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO). The HRTO resolves claims of discrimination and harassment brought under the Human Rights Code in a fair, just and timely way. The HRTO first offers parties the opportunity to settle the dispute through mediation. If the parties do not agree to mediation, or mediation does not resolve the application, the HRTO holds a hearing.

The HRTO is one of the 13 tribunals that make up Tribunals Ontario.