Get Assistance with your Mediation or with an Early Resolution
The Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC) offers legal assistance to help you prepare for mediation or explore early resolution strategies.
Our Legal Support Teams:
The HRLSC has expanded its early resolution and mediation services for its clients through two new initiatives: the Mediation, Early Resolution & Experiential Training (MEET) Project (in partnership with Osgoode Hall Law School) and Early Intervention and Mediation Services (EIMS). The MEET Project and EIMS Unit also educate and inform Ontarians about the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) system, the benefits of mediation, and the advantages of alternate dispute resolutions of their legal disputes through negotiations and settlements.
In this section:
What are Mediations and Early Resolutions?
Mediation: If you file an application at the HRTO, you will be required to attend a mediation, where you and the person or organization that you filed your application against will meet with a member of the HRTO to try to settle your application. This means you will try to come to a voluntary agreed upon resolution. If you are unable to resolve the issue at a mediation, you will then proceed to a hearing.
Early Resolution: Some human rights issues can be resolved through a phone call or letter, making a request to the person or organization you believe is violating your human rights, without going to a hearing at the HRTO.
Our Funding Partners
The MEET Project and EIMS are funded through grants from the Law Foundation of Ontario.
Contact Us:
If you have received a Notice of Mediation from the HRTO, email us at notices@hrlsc.on.ca or call our phone line and we will let you know if your case is eligible for our legal services.
For information about early resolutions, create an intake on our Client Portal system, or call our phone line.
To call our phone line for questions or inquiries:
Tel: (416) 597-4900
Toll Free: 1-866-625-5179
TTY: please dial 7-1-1
Please note that the HRLSC will need to speak directly to the person with the human rights issue to provide advice or support unless they have a litigation guardian.
We provide legal education workshops to help organizations and communities:
Request a session to learn about mediation or early resolution processes.
Funding Partners for the MEET Project:
