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Building a campus community free from discrimination and hate

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Bill 166

In May of 2024, the Ontario government amended its Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act (the Act) with Bill 166 (the Strengthening Accountability and Student Supports Act, 2024) (attached), implementing new requirements for Ontario’s publicly-assisted colleges and universities to have policies and rules that describe how each institution will address and combat racism and hate, including but not limited to anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Black racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia. 

In September, 2024 the Minister’s Anti-Racism/Anti-Hate Directive for Publicly-Assisted Colleges and Universities was issued pursuant to subsection 20 (4) of the Act, and all requirements must be implemented by January 31, 2025. To meet the requirements of the Directive, revisions have been made to Laurentian University’s Program on a Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment.

Hate and discrimination have no place on our campus.

We all play a role in challenging hate and promoting safety and respect for every member of our community.

Below you can access tools and resources to help confront, cope with, and report acts of hate, harassment, and discrimination on the basis of race, colour, ethnic origin, place of origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, and family status.

Laurentian University is committed to promoting and maintaining a working and learning environment free from discrimination and harassment, which includes but is not limited to which includes but is not limited to anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Black racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia. To that end, the Policy and Program on a Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment have been established, which is the University’s policy on Discrimination and Harassment and applies to all members of the Laurentian University community.

The Policy and Program are intended to promote a respectful, diverse and inclusive community where every individual can work and learn in an environment that is supportive of productivity and academic achievement and respects the dignity and worth of all members of the Laurentian University community.

The Program can be found here.

The Policy can be found here.

The purpose of the Policy and Program on a Respectful Workplace and Learning is to:

  1. Promote a workplace and learning environment that is free of Discrimination and Harassment;
  2. Protect the health, safety and security of the Laurentian University Community
  3. Outline the rights, responsibilities and types of behaviour that fall within the scope of the Policy
  4. Outline procedures for handling and resolving complaints of alleged Discrimination and Harassment; and
  5. Meet the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1990 (the “OHSA”) (harassment provisions) and the Ontario Human Rights Code, 1990 (the “Code”).

This Policy and the Program on a Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment, are part of a tetralogy of Laurentian University policies that support learning and working places free from Discrimination, Harassment, violence and sexual violence including the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, the Policy on Response and Prevention of Sexual Violence and the Policy and Program on Workplace Violence Prevention.

These policies can be found here.

Annual Reports

Each year the Equity, Diversity and Human Rights Office (EDHRO) prepares a report which is made available to the Laurentian Community concerning the number, type and disposition of cases and on educational and other activities related to the Policy and the Program on a Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment.

Click here to view a copy of the annual reports.

If you have experienced discrimination or hate on campus, you have options available to assist you:

If this is an emergency involving an immediate threat to mental wellness or physical safety, please contact the following resources:

 

Greater Sudbury Police Services:

  • 24/7, 365 days of the year
  • For emergency: 911

 

 Laurentian University Campus Safety:

  • 24/7, 365 days of the year
  • For on campus emergency response: 705-673-6562

 

Crisis Help - Health Science North:

If you are a supervisor/person of authority reporting an issue or incident that has taken place in your area of responsibility, please do not submit information using the anonymous reporting option below.

If you would like to schedule a confidential meeting with an advisor from the EDHRO, please contact the office at edhro@laurentian.ca or 705-675-1151 ext. 3427

If you would like to speak to someone or anonymously share information about an incident:

The EDHRO operates as a confidential and independent resource for all members of the Laurentian University community, including students, staff, and faculty.

Using an impartial and objective approach, the EDHRO staff provides expertise and guidance to members of the University community to help understand options available to address their concerns and complaints, and help pursue a resolution, including through various dispute resolution approaches.

The EDHRO ensures that services provided to community members are trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and aim to restore environments where all parties can fully move forward to the greatest extent possible.

If you would like to discuss a question or concern about human rights related discrimination and harassment, please contact the EDHRO by:

Anonymous submissions are NOT the same as reporting an incident or making a complaint. Personal identifiers (e.g., name, address, telephone number) are not required. Furthermore, anonymous submissions as described below should only be used with respect to incidents of harassment, discrimination, or hate. In addition to, or instead of, completing the anonymous submission form you may contact the EDHRO by emailing edhro@laurentian.ca.

Laurentian community members with concerns relating to other policies within the mandate of the EDHRO including sexual harassment, sexual violence, or student rights and responsibilities, may contact the EDHRO for a confidential consultation.

By submitting an anonymous concern, I understand:

  • That the university will be limited in its ability to respond to your specific circumstances;
  • That the information collected is shared in summary form (no identifying information) to help Laurentian University better understand the experiences of any member of the Laurentian University community and to create more inclusive living, learning and working environments;
  • That your submission is not considered a Complaint under the Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment Policy and Program* 
  • That you will not be contacted about your submission as the form is anonymous and we do not have access to your contact information 

*In limited circumstances and on a case-by-case basis, the University may choose to invoke an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process or an investigation in circumstances warranting same and/or in a situation where Laurentian University reasonably believes that Discrimination and/or Harassment may have occurred, even though no individual has filed a Complaint under the Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment Policy and Program. 

    

Anonymously share information about an incident of harassment, discrimination, or hate:

Take me to the Anonymous Submission Form

  

You can also contact any of the following resources:

Equity, Diversity and Human Rights Office

 

Campus Safety 

 

Download the SecureLU-UL App 

Counselling Support Services 

 

Indigenous Student Affairs 

 

GuardMe

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Telus Health Website

GOOD2TALK

 

Hope for Wellness Helpline

  • Phone number: 1-855-242-3310 available 24/7 to all Indigenous people across Canada

 

Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC)

 

Ontario Human Rights Commission

 

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

 

Ombudsman Ontario

 

Steps to Justice

Land Acknowledgment

Aki Gaabijidebendaagwak

Ka ke ginwaamdanaa Aki Gaabijidebendaagwak Robinson Huron Naakinegewin ode 1850. Miinwa ginwaamdandaa Laurentian Chi-kinomaagegamik gewii teg maanpii gidaa kiimina Atikameksheng Anishinaabek debendaagwak miinwa Chi-odeno Sudbury miinwa gewii debendaagwak Wahnapitae Anishinaabe kiing. Gichipiitenmananig Anishinaabek- ga nakiitaanaa weweni maanpii Laurentian Chi-kinomaagegamik Debwewin miinwa Minadaapnagewin Nakii Naadmageh Makwataagziiwin. Miigwech.

 

We would like to acknowledge the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850. We also further recognize that Laurentian University is located on the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek and that the City of Greater Sudbury, also includes the traditional lands of the Wahnapitae First Nation. We extend our deepest respect to Indigenous peoples - as a sign of our continued relationship we will support Laurentian University’s Truth and Reconciliation Task Force Recommendations. Miigwech.