Plans and reports on anti-racism and anti-hate

The University, through the Human Rights Office, must report annually to the uOttawa Board of Governors on the implementation and effectiveness of our anti-racism and anti-hate policies and rules. Starting in 2026, a report will be made publicly available on this webpage and submitted to the minister of colleges and universities by January 31 of each year.

At a minimum, the publicly available report and the report submitted to the minister must include the following information, in a manner that protects the privacy of individuals:

• The number and type of complaints reported by students, faculty or staff, including a general description and categorization of the complaints (e.g., verbal, physical, property), including the number of complaints that don’t proceed to a review
• As applicable, the associated Human Rights Code group (e.g., ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation) and the sub-category (e.g., anti-Black racism, anti-Indigenous racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia)
• Outcomes of these incidents, including response and resolution timelines (e.g., the number of months to resolve a complaint), investigation findings, disciplinary measures taken and any involvement of law enforcement

There are significant privacy concerns associated with sharing data collected on hate and human rights issues at universities. It may not always be possible for universities to share data discussed on, for example, the outcomes of complaint resolution process.

University of Ottawa reports made available to the public and submitted to the minister of colleges and universities won’t contain personal information, information that would compromise personal privacy or that would otherwise reveal information that should properly remain confidential.