Bill 148 Deputation on Paid Domestic and Sexual Violence Leave
OAITH and CREVAWC Call for a Designated Paid DV and SV Leave in the Workplace. Read Here.
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OAITH and CREVAWC Call for a Designated Paid DV and SV Leave in the Workplace. Read Here.
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is hosting our 7th annual Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights. This year’s event will take a critical look at the unjust criminalization of HIV non-disclosure. Register here: aidslaw.ca/symposium
May 17th 2017
To the attention of the Senate Committee on Bill C-16:
We are writing in support of Bill C-16, an act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code, adding gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination. We include the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centers, the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women, Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses, Ryerson University Office of Sexual Violence Support…
View Backgrounder for Innocent Persons Insurance Recovery Act, 2017
OAITH supports the new Private Members Bill to amend Ontario's Insurance Act, to ensure that innocent victims or co-insureds receive full coverage from their insurance policy should their spouse, partner or family member carry out an intentional or criminal act that leads to the loss or damage of jointly-owned property.
OAITH's quote regarding the Private Member's Bill is the following:
"Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses welcomes the Private…
In December, 2015, OAITH and Yellow Brick House launched “The Window Project,” which portrayed a look at domestic abuse during the holidays in a window display.
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Through funding from the Ontario Women's Directorate, the Ontario Association of Interval & Transition House, the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres and the Violence Against Women Learning Network came together to address the intersections of domestic violence and sexual violence in Ontario.
To learn more and to access the full report including recommendations on opportunities for system navigation click here.
OAITH offers the following courses through our training portal. You can access courses and videos on your own schedule and complete them at your own pace.
Through a partnership between OAITH and University of Guelph Sociology Students, 25 Years of Femicide has been reviewed. Please read the full report here. The content of this report focuses specifically on the number of women and children murdered as a result of Intimate Partner Violence.