Ontario Canada Breastfeeding Laws and Human Rights Commission Complaints
November 11, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, breastfeeding, law, nursing in public
In light of the intense debate generated by the post on a pool owner asking a mother to breastfeed in the change room, it might be enlightening for all interested to review the Ontario, Canada law on breastfeeding in public.
Section 10(2) The Ontario Human Rights Code specifies:
The right to equal treatment without discrimination because of sex includes the right to equal treatment without discrimination because a woman is or may become pregnant.
R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, s. 10 (2).
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) developed a Policy on Discrimination Because of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (PDF document) which further explains the law …read more
