4. Get legal advice
Use this tool to compare your legal options if you've been discriminated against.
Question & Answer
Can my employer tell me what to wear at work?Talk to a lawyer as soon as you can if:
- you ask your employer for and they do not you, or
- they punish you for speaking about or acting on your rights.
A lawyer can help you figure out if:
- what happened is , and
- you should make a claim in court or at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
Human Rights Legal Support Centre
The Human Rights Legal Support Centre has information to help you figure out:
- whether to make a claim with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
- what might help you prove that your employer discriminated against you
You can use their online tool Can we help you? to see if you might be able to make a claim.
The Centre can sometimes support you at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
Community legal clinics
Community legal clinics provide free legal services to people with low incomes.
There are also specialty clinics that:
- help specific groups, for example, older adults, people living with HIV, and people with disabilities
- deal with a specific area of law, for example, and workers' health and safety
