{"id":1444,"date":"2024-03-26T14:30:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T18:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/hrea\/?page_id=1444"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:19:11","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/hrea\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1318637098\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-overlay no-click fill visible\"><\/div>\n\t<video class=\"video-bg fill visible\" preload playsinline autoplay muted loop>\n\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/hrea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2024\/03\/Comp-1_1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\t<\/video>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover bg-zoom has-parallax\" id=\"banner-678284731\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" data-parallax=\"-10\" data-parallax-container=\".banner\" data-parallax-background>\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-635505020\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y75 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\t<div id=\"text-4095535624\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h1 class=\"uppercase\">FaQs<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4095535624 {\n  font-size: 1.15rem;\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-4095535624 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-4095535624 {\n    font-size: 3rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-635505020 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-635505020 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-678284731 {\n  padding-top: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#banner-678284731 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/hrea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2024\/04\/DSC01606-1.jpg);\n}\n#banner-678284731 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.413);\n}\n#banner-678284731 .bg {\n  background-position: 49% 58%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-678284731 {\n    padding-top: 370px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\"  id=\"row-33290912\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-828553040\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  data-animate=\"fadeInLeft\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><strong>Is my complaint confidential?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All communications with the Office of the Human Right and Equity Advisor (HREA) are confidential.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:1px;\"><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I file a complaint with the Office of the HREA, can I raise a complaint elsewhere?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. Even if a complaint is filed with the Office of the HREA, it can be raised in other settings, such as the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario or in other legal proceedings. Any member of the 秀色直播 community has the ability to file an application with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario at any time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a complaint has been pursued through legal means prior to the complaint being filed, unfortunately, we are unable to hear the complaint. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:1px;\"><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it possible to submit an anonymous complaint?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, it is not possible to guarantee anonymity. The Office of the HREA takes all reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of those involved in an incident. This includes the complainant and any witnesses involved. Information is only disclosed to relevant Board departments when required.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All 秀色直播 community members are protected from reprisal. Any instance of reprisal should be reported to the Office of the HREA or an appropriate member of the Board. Reprisal can be reported to the Office of the HREA through the Complaint form. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:1px;\"><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will the HREA hear my concerns if it does not relate or connect to discrimination, harassment or reprisal?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Office of the HREA only addresses concerns related to a protected ground of discrimination, harassment or reprisal under the Ontario Human Rights <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Code<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If your complaint falls outside the Office\u2019s scope, it may be referred to a relevant department within the Board. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:1px;\"><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the timeline associated with a complaint?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A member of the Office of the HREA will contact you, acknowledging your complaint within 5 business days. A member of the Office will review the information provided in the complaint, and will reach out to discuss next steps to be taken.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once a complaint is received, the Office of the HREA will:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine whether the complaint falls under the purview of the Office through impartially applying human rights threshold assessments per the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Code<\/span><\/i>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If so, an investigation will be conducted into the complaint<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If not, the complaint may be referred to another department or support service within the Board<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the varying nature of each complaint, approximate timelines cannot be provided. Investigations and complaint evaluations will be conducted in an effective, efficient and sound manner. The Office will keep the parties involved in the complaint informed as new updates are found. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:1px;\"><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is there a deadline to submit a complaint?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All incidents\/complaints should be raised immediately, but can be raised up to one (1) year from an incident, or one (1) year in a series of incident.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-828553040 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 30px 0px 30px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-828553040 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 50px 0px 50px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1318637098 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n#section_1318637098 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.721);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7672,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-transparent-header.php","meta":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","thumblist":"","meccarouselthumb":"","gridsquare":"","tileview":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>FaQs Is my complaint confidential? All communications with the Office of the Human Right and Equity Advisor (HREA) are confidential. If I file a complaint with the Office of the HREA, can I raise a complaint elsewhere? Yes. Even if a complaint is filed with the Office of the HREA, it can be raised in other settings, such as the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario or in other legal proceedings. Any member of the 秀色直播 community has the ability to file an application with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario at any time.\u00a0 If a complaint has been pursued through&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list":"","author_info":{"name":"YOUNGSUB KANG","url":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/hrea\/author\/youngsub-kang\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","thumblist":"","meccarouselthumb":"","gridsquare":"","tileview":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>FaQs Is my complaint confidential? All communications with the Office of the Human Right and Equity Advisor (HREA) are confidential. If I file a complaint with the Office of the HREA, can I raise a complaint elsewhere? Yes. Even if a complaint is filed with the Office of the HREA, it can be raised in other settings, such as the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario or in other legal proceedings. 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