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Wasyliw, Victoria Purdy & Allyson Lee  \n250 Yonge Street Suite 3300 Toronto, Ontario M5B 2L7 Tel 416.603.0700 Fax 416.603.6035  \n24 Hour 416.420.0738 [www.sherrardkuzz.com](www.sherrardkuzz.com)  \nPrevalence of  \nWorkplace Harassment  \n◼ According to Statistics Canada:  \n❑ 25% of women and 17% of men said they had been the target of sexualized behaviour in their workplace in the preceding year  \n❑ 20-30% of employees who experienced inappropriate sexualized behaviour said it was perpetrated by a person in authority  \n❑ 13% of women and 3% of men said they had been sexually assaulted in a work-related context at one point in their lives  \n❑ Among women who experienced sexual assault in a work setting in the previous year, 31% stated the perpetrator was a client, patient or customer  \n◼ Anyone can be a victim of workplace sexual harassment  \nSherrard Kuzz LLP, Employment & Labour Lawyers  \nPreventing and Responding to a Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaint-Current as of June 2026 [Main 416.603.0700 / 24 Hour 416.420.0738 / www.sherrardkuzz.com](Main 416.603.0700 / 24 Hour 416.420.0738 / www.sherrardkuzz.com)  \n2  \nAgenda  \n◼ What is workplace sexual harassment?  \n◼ Employer legal obligations  \n◼ Prevention strategies  \n◼ Responding to a complaint  \n◼ Corrective action and remedial measures  \nSherrard Kuzz LLP, Employment & Labour Lawyers  \nPreventing and Responding to a Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaint-Current as of June 2026 [Main 416.603.0700 / 24 Hour 416.420.0738 / www.sherrardkuzz.com](Main 416.603.0700 / 24 Hour 416.420.0738 / www.sherrardkuzz.com)  \n3  \nWHAT IS WORKPLACE SEXUAL  \nHARASSMENT?  \nSherrard Kuzz LLP, Employment & Labour Lawyers  \nPreventing and Responding to a Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaint-Current as of June 2026 [Main 416.603.0700 / 24 Hour 416.420.0738 / www.sherrardkuzz.com](Main 416.603.0700 / 24 Hour 416.420.0738 / www.sherrardkuzz.com)  \n4  \nWhat is Workplace Sexual Harassment?  \n◼ Definition varies by province and legislation  \n◼ Generally requires a course of conduct but one significant incident can be sexual harassment  \n◼ General themes are:  \n❑ It has a connection to or nexus to the workplace  \n❑ It includes  \n◼ Unwelcome sexual contact, advances, propositions or solicitation including abusing a position of authority  \n◼ Leering, inappropriate staring or unwanted physical closeness  \n◼ Sexually offensive remarks, jokes or rumours  \n◼ Displaying sexually explicit pictures or graffiti  \n◼ Reprisal for making a complaint  \nSherrard Kuzz LLP, Employment & Labour Lawyers  \nPreventing and Responding to a Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaint-Current as of June 2026 [Main 416.603.0700 / 24 Hour 416.420.0738 / www.sherrardkuzz.com](Main 416.603.0700 / 24 Hour 416.420.0738 / www.sherrardkuzz.com)  \n5  \nWhat is Workplace Sexual Harassment?  \n◼ Example: under the Ontario Human Rights Code (“Code”)  \n❑ Every employee has a right to freedom from harassment in the workplace because of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression by their employer or agent of the employer or by another employee.  \n❑ Every person has the right to be free from sexual solicitation and reprisal  \n❑ Harassment means “engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known tobe unwelcome”  \n◼ To fall under the Code, harassment must be based on a protected ground – e.g., sex, race, gender, age, disability, etc.  \nSherrard Kuzz LLP, Employment & Labour Lawyers  \nPreventing and Responding to a Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaint-Current as of June 2026 [Main 416.603.0700 / 24 Hour 416.420.0738 / www.sherrardkuzz.com](Main 416.603.0700 / 24 Hour 416.420.0738 / www.sherrardkuzz.com)  \n6  \nWhat is Workplace Sexual Harassment?  \n◼ Example: under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”)“workplace sexual harassment” means:  \n❑ Engaging in a course of vexatious ","cbCaigrGe52HnTkh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigrGe52HnTkh","pdf",549548,43,"English","# Agenda\n## What is workplace sexual harassment?\n## Employer legal obligations\n## Prevention strategies\n## Responding to a complaint\n## Corrective action and remedial measures\n# What is workplace sexual harassment?\n## Definition and key elements\n## Example under the Ontario Human Rights Code\n## Example under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act\n## “Known or ought reasonably to be known” standard\n# What isn’t workplace sexual harassment?","[{\"question\":\"What counts as workplace sexual harassment in general terms?\",\"answer\":\"Workplace sexual harassment generally involves a course of conduct connected to the workplace, but a single significant incident can also qualify. 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