BY THE NUMBERS

Summary of Complaints Formalized April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 by Grounds and Category

                                                          TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS                                  TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FORMALIZED

                                               522                                                              106

NOTES:
1 Some complaints allege several grounds of discrimination. For this reason, the total number of grounds cited (146) exceeds the total number of complaints formalized (106).
2 Other Ancestry includes colour, nationality, place of origin, race, and perceived race.
** The chart provides a breakdown of formalized complaints only.
Which prohibited grounds were cited in 2023-24 compared to the past five years?

Percentage of formalized complaints by grounds of discrimination cited:

FINANCIAL SETTLEMENTS 2023-24

NUMBER OF FINANCIAL SETTLEMENTS

INTAKE 1
MEDIATION 21
INVESTIGATION 8
DIRECTED MEDIATION 7
LEGAL 8
TOTAL 45

 

MONETARY SETTLEMENT BY PROTECTED AREA

  NUMBER %
RENTAL HOUSING 4 9%
PUBLIC SERVICE 6 13%
EDUCATION 3 7%
EMPLOYMENT 33 73%

 

TIME TO MONETARY RESOLUTIONS (in months)

  AVERAGE MEDIAN
MEDIATION 4 9%
INVESTIGATION 6 13%
DIRECTED MEDIATION 3 7%
LEGAL 33 73%

 

PERCENTAGE OF SETTLEMENTS AT EACH STAGE OF THE COMPLANT PROCESS

  • Intake: 2%
  • Mediation: 47%
  • Investigation: 18%
  • Directed Mediation: 18%
  • Legal: 15%

AVERAGE MONETARY SETTLEMENTS

  DAMAGE TO DIGNITY WAGES OTHER TOTAL
MEDIATION $8,695.24 $3,587.48 $10,717.89 $11,759.62
INVESTIGATION $5,902.56 $1,280.00 $2,415.80 $6,666.51
DIRECTED MEDIATION $16,214.29 $32,169.75 $16,500.23 $34,834.35
LEGAL $18,125.00 $58,273.13 4,335.34 $34,319.03

 

MONETARY SETTLEMENT TOTALS

  DAMAGE TO DIGNITY WAGES OTHER TOTAL
INTAKE $14,000.00 $40,367.60   $54,376.60
MEDIATION $182,600.00 $10,762.45 $53,589.47 $246,951.92
INVESTIGATION $47,220.50 $1,280.00 $4,831.60 $53,332.10
DIRECTED MEDIATION $113,500.00 $64,339.50 $66,000.93 $243,840.43
LEGAL $145,000.00 $116,546.25 $13,006.02 $274,552.27
TOTAL $357,320.50 $233.295.80 $137,428.02 $873,044.32

 

MONETARY SETTLEMENTS BY PROTECTED CHARACTERISTIC

  NUMBER %
DISABILITY 22 49%
RACE 5 11%
RACE (INDIGENOUS) 3 7%
COLOUR 3 7%
PLACE OF ORIGIN 2 4%
NATIONALITY 2 4%
SEX 12 27%
SEXUAL ORIENTATOIN 1 2%
GENDER IDENTITY 4 9%
FAMILY STATUS 3 7%
RECEIPT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 1 2%

FACTS + FIGURES

60.4% of formalized complaints involved disability
79.2% of formalized complaints occurrred in employment
18% of fprmalized complaints occurred in public services
61% of calls to the Commission’s Business Help Line were made by employers
32% of formalized complaints were race-related
20.3% of complaints received by the Commission in 2023-24 were formalized
The Commission received 71 more individual complaints in 2023-24 than in the previous fiscal year
The Commission’s operating budget for 2023-24: $2,606,000
Average time it took to close a file in 2023-24: 8 months
Number of complaints dismissed: 30
Number of individual complaints received: 522
Number of individual complaints formalized: 106
Total number of inquiries: 2,755
Disability-related individual complaints formalized: 64
Race-related individual complaint formalized: 34
Number of individual complaint files closed: 507
Number of individual complaints referred to Mediation: 109
Number of individual complaints referred to Investigation: 69
Number of individual complaints referred to Directed Mediation: 18
Number of Pre-Complaint Resolutions: 7
Number of individual complaints resolved in Mediation: 21
Number of individual complaints resolved in Investigation: 18
Number of individual complaints resolved in Directed Mediation:
Number of Pre-Hearing Conferences: 6
Number of Business Help Line inquiries: 348
Number of people who engaged with Commission surveys: 6,803
Number of media requests: 48
Number of media statements/press releases: 12
Number of public presentations: 30
Number of online public education session views: 590
Number of page views on the Commission’s website: 125,020