The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario is the provincial tribunal that hears discrimination complaints under the Ontario Human Rights Code — covering housing, employment, services, and reprisal across Toronto and all of Ontario. This guide explains what the HRTO does, who can apply, and exactly how to file Form 1.
Quorex can organize the facts, dates and evidence your HRTO Form 1 asks for, with a timeline, for you to complete and file with the Tribunal.
Get Your HRTO Form Generated NowThe Human Rights Code protects people in Toronto from discrimination based on:
You can file an HRTO application if you were discriminated against in:
Extremely common HRTO housing cases include:
Punishment, or a threat of it, because you:
This is reprisal under s. 8 of the Code. Retaliation for asking for repairs or filing at the LTB is raised at the LTB, on a T2.
All HRTO applications use:
This form applies to all types of discrimination.
Form 1 is the Tribunal's own form: you complete it and file it with the HRTO. Quorex helps you organize the facts, dates and evidence it asks for.
If the Tribunal finds that a respondent infringed your rights under Part I of the Human Rights Code, it can make one or more of these orders (Human Rights Code, s. 45.2(1)). What it orders, and any amount, depends on the facts it finds.
Compensation for loss caused by the discrimination or harassment, such as lost income or expenses.
The Code names this kind of compensation separately from financial loss.
An order that the respondent make up for your loss in a way other than paying money.
An order that a party do anything the Tribunal considers it ought to do to comply with the Code, which can include changing its future practices, such as its policies. The Tribunal can make this order even if you did not ask for it (s. 45.2(2)).
The HRTO relies heavily on evidence, timelines, and clear connections between the discrimination and the impact.
Include:
This timeline is crucial.
Evidence may include:
Keep each item with the date it shows, in the order things happened.
The HRTO needs to see:
"I have a protected characteristic →
The respondent acted negatively →
There is a connection between the two."
Example: "You're on ODSP, I'm increasing your rent anyway."
Example: "You people always complain."
Example: "You can't handle your kids."
That connection is everything.
You submit:
Quorex can generate everything for you.
Most HRTO cases go to mediation first.
If not resolved, a hearing is scheduled.
At the hearing:
Often: You file both.
Example:
The tribunals operate independently.
Quorex can tell you which tribunal is correct, which forms to file, and how to coordinate both cases.
655 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M7A 2A3
(Inside Tribunals Ontario building)
Phone: 1-866-598-0322
TTY: 1-866-607-1240
All applications are filed online or by email.
Quorex can:
You check everything before you file it. Quorex does not decide whether discrimination happened or how your case will go.
Start Your HRTO ApplicationNo. The HRTO is designed for self-represented people.
No — that is LTB. But discrimination linked to eviction belongs at HRTO.
6–18 months depending on complexity.
No — but your privacy is protected.
Yes — especially in family status or disability cases.
Quorex makes filing HRTO applications simple and accurate. Get your forms generated, evidence organized, and case prepared in minutes.
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