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SEXUAL VIOLENCE & HARASSMENT POLICY

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POLICY APPLICATION
The Policy applies to all members of Holi Health's community including students, staff, faculty, administrators, contract service providers, contractors , officers, directors and individuals who a re directly connected to any of Holi Health's initiatives, volunteers and visitors.

THE SCOPE
The Policy applies to complaints of sexual violence or sexual harassment that have occurred on Holi Health's campus or at a Holi Health's event and involve members of the career college community as defined in paragraph one, the Policy Application.
 
PURPOSE and INTENT
All members of Holi Health's community have a right to study and work in an environment free of sexual violence and sexual harassment. This document sets out our policy on sexual violence and sexual harassment, defines the prohibited behaviours, and outlines our investigative processes for sexual violence and sexual harassment.
 
POLICY OBJECTIVES
Holi Health is committed to providing members of our career college community an educational environment free from sexual violence and sexual harassment and treating those individuals who report incidents of sexual violence or sexual harassment with dignity and respect.
 
To that end Holi Health will educate and train faculty, staff and students about this Policy and how to identify situations that involve, or could progress into sexual violence or sexual harassment and how to reduce these forms of prohibited behaviours.
 
Where a complaint has been made, under this Policy, of sexual violence or sexual harassment Holi Health
will take all reasonable steps to investigate it, including as follows:
 
a. responding promptly to any complaint and providing reasonable updates to the complainant and the respondent about the status of the investigation;
b. assisting those who have experienced sexual violence or sexual harassment in obtaining counselling and medical care;
c. providing those who have experienced sexual violence or sexual harassment with appropriate academic and other accommodation; 
d. providing those who have experienced sexual violence or sexual harassment wit h information about reporting options; and
e. providing on-campus investigation procedures for sexual violence and sexual harassment complaints.

DEFINITION of SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
This Policy prohibits sexual misconduct, which includes sexual violence and sexual harassment.
 
Sexual Violence, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes:


  1. sexual assault which is any type of an unwanted sex act done by one person to another, without that person's consent, that violates the sexual integrity of an individual ranging from unwanted touching to penetration;
  2. any violence, physical or psychological, carried out through sexual means or by targeting sexuality, including sexual abuse; and
  3. criminal harassment (including stalking and cyber bullying) .
 
Sexual Harassment, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes:
 
Any course of vexatious comment or conduct of a sexual nature that is known or ought reasonably to have been known to be unwelcome, including:
  1. offensive jokes or comments of a sexual nature;
  2. displaying of pornographic or sexist pictures or materials , including online;
  3. suggestive or offensive remarks;
  4. unwelcome language related to gender;
  5. remarks, jokes, innuendoes, propositions, or taunting about a person's body, attire, sex or sexual orientation;
  6. leering or inappropriate staring;
  7. bragging about sexual prowess;
  8. physical contact such as touching, patting, or pinching, with an underlying sexual connotation; and
  9. sexual solicitation or advance made by a person in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the person where the person making the solicitation or advance knows or ought reasonably to  know  that  it  is unwelcome.

REPORTING and RESPONDING to SEXUAL VIOLENCE
 All members of our career college community will take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual violence on our career college campus or events and report immediately to the Holi Health Designate if they are subject to, witness or have knowledge of sexual violence, or have reason to believe that sexual violence has occurred or may occur.
 
To the extent it is possible, Holi Health Designate will attempt to keep all information disclosed confidential except in those circumstances it believes an individual is at imminent risk of self-harm, or of harming another, or there are reasonable grounds to believe that others in the our career community are at risk.
 
Holi Health recognizes the right of the complainant to determine whether her or his complaint will be dealt with by the police and/or Holi Health. However, in ce1tain circumstances, Holi Health may be required by law or its internal policies to initiate an internal investigation and/ or inform police without the complainant's consent, if it believes the safety of members of its career college community is at risk.

INVESTIGATING  REPORTS of SEXUAL VIOLENCE
A complaint of sexual violence may be filed under this Policy, by any member of our career college community, to the Holi Health Designate in writing.
 
Upon a complaint of alleged sexual violence being made the Holi Health Designate will initiate an investigation, including as follows:


  1. determining whether the incident should be referred immediately to police;
  2. meeting with the complainant to determine the date and time of the incident, the persons involved, the names of any person who witnessed the incident and a complete description of what occurred;
  3. interviewing the complainant, any person involved in the incident and any identified witnesses;
  4. interviewing any other person who may have knowledge of incidents related to the complaint or any other similar incidents;
  5. informing the respondent of the complaint, providing details of the allegations and giving the respondent an opportunity to respond to those allegations;
  6. providing reasonable updates to the complainant and the respondent about the status of the investigation; and
  7. determining what disciplinary action, if any, should be taken.
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REPORTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT
All members of our career college community will take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment on our career college campus or events and report immediately to the Holi Health Designate if they are subject to, witness or have knowledge of sexual harassment, or have reason to believe that sexual harassment has occurred or may occur.
 
To the extent it is possible, Holi Health Designate will attempt to keep all information disclosed confidential except in those circumstances it believes an individual is at imminent risk of self-harm , or of harming another, or there are reasonable grounds to believe that others in our career community are at risk.
 
If the complainant decides not to lay a formal complaint, Holi Health may in certain circumstances, be required bylaw or its internal policies to initiate an internal investigation if it believes the safety of members of its career college community is at risk.

Investigating Reports of Sexual Harassment
​If a member of our career college community believes she/ he has been sexually harassed by a member of our career college community, she/ he may confront the harasser personally or in writing pointing out the unwelcome behaviour and requesting that it stop; or
 
Report the complaint to Holi Health Designate in writing.
 
Upon a complaint of alleged sexual harassment being made to the Holi Health Designate the Holi Health Designate will initiate an investigation, including as follows:
 
(a) meeting with the complainant to determine the date and time of the incident, the persons involved, the names of any person who witnessed the incident and a complete description of what occurred;
(b) interviewing the complainant, any person involved in the incident and any identified witnesses;
(c) interviewing any other person who may have knowledge of incidents related to the complaint or any other similar incidents;
(d) informing the respondent of the complaint, providing details of the allegations and giving the individual an opportunity to respond to those allegations;
(e) providing reasonable updates to the complainant and the respondent about the status of the investigation; and
(f) determining what disciplinary action, if any, should be taken.  

DISCIPLINARY MEASURES 
If it is determined by Holi Health that a member of our career college community has been involved in sexual violence or sexual harassment of a member of our career college community, immediate disciplinary or corrective action will be taken up to and including termination of employment or expulsion of a student.
In cases where criminal proceedings are initiated, Holi Health will assist police agencies, lawyers, insurance companies, and courts to the fullest extent.
Where criminal and/or civil proceedings are commenced in respect of allegations of sexual violence or sexual harassment, Holi Health may conduct its own independent investigation and make its own determination in accordance with its own policies and procedures.

Making False Statements
It is a violation of this Policy for anyone to knowingly make a false complaint of sexual violence or sexual harassment or to provide false information about a complaint. Individuals who violate this Policy are subject to disciplinary and / or corrective action, up to and including termination of employment or expulsion.​

REPRISAL
It is a violation of this Policy to retaliate or threaten to retaliate against a complainant, acting in good faith, who has brought forward a complaint of sexual violence or sexual harassment, provided information related to a complaint, or otherwise been involved in the complaint investigation process.

POLICY REVIEW and AMENDMENT
This policy is visited by Holi Health every three years or as needed to check for appropriateness and relevance or to update depending on regulations as stipulated under the Private Career Colleges Act 2005.

COLLECTION of STUDENT DATA 
Holi Health shall collect and be prepared to provide upon request by the Superintendent of Private Career Colleges such data and information as required according to Subsections 32.3(8) , (9) and
(10) of Schedule 5 of the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005 as amended.

POLICY UPDATE EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2022: 

 1. If students, in good faith, report an incident of, or make a complaint about, sexual violence, they will not be subject to discipline or sanctions for violations of the private career college’s policies relating to drug or alcohol use at the time the alleged sexual violence occurred;

​2. Students who disclose their experience of sexual violence through reporting an incident of, making a complaint about, or accessing supports and services for sexual violence, will not be asked irrelevant questions during the investigation process by the private career college’s staff or investigators, including irrelevant questions relating to the student’s sexual expression or past sexual history. 

(Policy Update sent from The Ministry of Colleges and Universities - Private Career Colleges Memorandum dated January 14, 2022.)

Support Services Available in the Holi Health Community for Students Affected by Sexual Violence
The list of community agencies available in the North York area where Holi Health Toronto campus is situated is listed in Appendix A.
APPENDIX A
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault - North York
Victims and survivors of physical, sexual, emotional, or financial abuse can find emergency shelter and housing, health care, legal services, emotional support, counselling, system navigation services, and accompaniment services for interviews or appointments. Intervention and prevention services often focus on abuse in the home or workplace, sexual assault, violent crime, or human trafficking. 
These services are located in North York, ON: 
Act To End Violence Against Women
390 Steeles Ave W, Ste 209, Thornhill, ON L4J 6X2
905-695-5372
Assaulted Women's Helpline - Training, Resource and Outreach Department
Stn B, Box 369, Toronto, ON MST 2W2
416-364-4144

CAFCAN - Jamaican Canadian Association
95 Arrow Rd, Toronto, ON M9M 225
416-740-1056; 416-746-5772

Catholic Family Services of Toronto - North Toronto Office - Phoenix Program, Violence Against Women Services
Newtonbrook Plaza, 5799 Yonge St, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M2M 3V3 416-222-0048
Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples
2141 Jane St, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M3M IA2
416-533-8545

COST Immigrant Services - North York Centre , Family and Mental Health Services Sheridan Mall, 1700 Wilson Ave, Suite 105, Toronto, ON M3L IB2
416-244-7714
Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women
2350 Finch Ave W, Unit D, Toronto, ON M9M 2C7
416-663-2978

Jewish Family & Child - Lipa Green Centre 4600 Bathurst St, 1st Floor
Toronto, ON M2R 3V3
416-638-7800

Manantial Neighbourhood Services Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene
1875 Sheppard Ave W, Lower Level, Toronto, ON M3L IY6

416-9I5-0997
Midaynta Community Services - Jane Street Hub 1541 Jane St, Toronto, ON M9N 2R3
416-645-7575 ext. 5
Northwood Neighbourhood Services
1860 Wilson Ave, Suite 400, Toronto, ON M9M 3A7
416-748-0788

Ontario Association of lnterval and Transition Houses
PO Box 27585 , Yorkdale Mall, Toronto, ON M6A 3B8
416-977-66 19

San Romanoway Revitalization Association
10 San Romanoway, Main Fl, North Wing, Toronto , ON M3N 2Y2
416-739-7949

SEAS Centre - North York Centre 39 07 Don Mills Rd, Toronto, ON M2H 2S7
416-490-6491

TNO - The Neighbourhood Organization - Flemingdon Park Office 10 Gateway Blvd, Suite 104, Toronto, ON M3C 3Al
416-424-2900
Toronto Shelter, Support and Housing Administration Homelessness Initiatives and Prevention Services - Central Intake Program
Toronto, ON Central Intake Line
416-338-4766

Working Women Community Centre - North York East Centre 5 Fairview Mall Dr, Suite 478, Toronto, ON M2J 2Zl
416-494-7978
Working Women Community Centre - North York West Centre 2065 Finch Ave W, Suite I06, Toronto, ON M3N 2V7
647-346-3700

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​​(These services are located outside of North York, but provide service to North York)
Abrigo Centre

1645 Dufferin St, Toronto, ON M6H 3L9 416-534-3434
Abuse Hurts/Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness
PO Box 28529, Aurora Shopping Centre PO, Aurora, ON L4G 6S6
905-727-4357 (905-727-HELP)
Anduhyaun
1296 Weston Rd, Toronto, ON M6M 4R3
416-243-7669
Anduhyaun - Anduhyaun Emergency Women's Shelter
1296 Weston Rd, Toronto, ON M6M 4R3 Intake
416-920- 1492 ext 221

Assaulted Women's Helpline
PO Box 369, Stn B, Toronto, ON M5T 2W2 Helpline in GTA: 416-863 -0511
Administration: 4I6-364-4 144
AWIC Community and Social Services
2900 Warden Ave, Units 340, 331, Toronto, ON MI W 2S8
416-499-4144

Bangladeshi Canadian Community Services
2899 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON M4C IM3
416-699-4484

Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
503-489 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1A5
416-323-9149
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, The Transitional and Housing Support Program
503 -489 College St, Toronto, ON M6G I A5
416-323-9149 ext 234
Bloor Information and Life Skills Centre
672 Dupont St, Suite 307, Toronto, ON M6G 1Z6
416-531-4613

Canadian Red Cross - Simcoe Muskoka Branch - Canadian Red Cross Respect Education: Promoting Respect, Preventing Violence
65 Cedar Pointe Dr, Unit 8098, Banie, ON L4N 5R7
Central Toronto Youth Services - Relationship Skills For Violence Prevention (RSVP)
300-65 Wellesley St E, Toronto, ON M4Y 107
416-924-2100 ext 230
Counterpoint Counselling and Educational Cooperative
920 Yonge St, Suite 601, Toronto, ON M4W 3C7
4 I 6-920-0268 ; Spanish 416-920-170 I ; Women's Program Line 416-920-6516
Elizabeth Fry Toronto
215 Wellesley St E, Toronto, ON M4X 1GI
416-924-3708

Ernestine's Women's Shelter
Etobicoke, ON M9W 5K9
Shelter: 416-746-3701; 
Administration: 416-743-1733
Etobicoke Children's Centre - The West End Services for Abuse and Trauma (WESAT)
65 Hartsdale Dr, Etobicoke, ON M9R 2S8
416-240-1111

Family Service Toronto
128 Sterling Rd, Unit A, Suite 202, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7 Service Access Unit: 416-595-9618; Office: 416-595-9230
Family Service Toronto - Individual and Group Counselling for Women in Abusive Relationships
128 Sterling Rd, Unit A, Suite 202, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Service Access Unit: 416-595-96 18; 
Office: 416-595-9230
Fem'aide - Ligne de soutien pour femmes touchees par la violence
Greek Orthodox Family Service s and Counselling, VAW Program - Metamorphosis Greek Orthodox  Community Branch - 40 Donlands Ave, Toronto, ON M4J 3N6
416-462-1740 ; 416-462-1793


Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
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​(These services are located outside of North York, but provide
​service to North York)
Interval House
131 Bloor St W, Ste 200, Toronto, ON M5S I RS Administration 416-924-1411
Interval House - Building Economic Self Sufficiency
131 Bloor St W, Ste 200, Toronto, ON M5S IRS
416-924-1411 ext 242

Jewish Family & Child - Gordon S Wolfe Downtown Branch 35 Madison Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 2S2
416-961-9344
John Howard Society of Toronto
1669 Eglington Ave W, Toronto, ON M6E 2H4
416-925-4386
Kababayan Multicultural Centre
1313 Queen St W, Suite 133 , Toronto, ON M6K 1L8
416-532-3888

KCWA Family and Social Services
27 Madison Ave, Toronto , ON M5R 2S2
416-340-1234

Lighthouse
I008 Bathurst St, Toronto , ON  M5R  3G7
416 -535-6262

METRAC
158 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 2T8
416-392-3135

Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
30 College St, Toronto, ON MSG I K2 416-969-8510
Nellie's - Nellie 's Community Support and Outreach Program
970 Queen St E, Box 98118, Toronto, ON M4M 1J8
Community Support Worker 416-461-2052; Transitional Support Workers 416-461-3404, 416-461-0980, 416-645-0249
Nellie's - Nellie's Shelter
970 Queen St E, Box 98118, Toronto, ON M4M 1J8
Administration 416-461-8903

North York Women's Centre
116 lndustry St, Toronto, ON M6M 4L8
4 I 6-781-0479

Oasis Centre des fenunes
465 Yonge St, Box 73022, Toronto, ON M4Y 2W5
Toronto 416-591-6565 ; Brampton 905-454-3332
Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres
Polycultural Immi grant and Community Services - Etobicoke Central 3363 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M8X 1G2
416-233-0055
Red Door Family Shelter
21 Carlaw Ave, Toronto, ON M4M 2R6
Central Intake Line 416 -338 -47 66; Administration
416-915-5671

Red Door Family Shelter - Red Door VAW Shelter
21 Carlaw Ave, Toronto, ON M4M 2R6
416-423-0310
Redwood Shelter
1260 Dundas St W, PO Box 160 23, Toronto, ON M6J 3W2
4 I 6-533-9372
Salvation Army - Evangeline Residence
2808 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6P 1YS
416-762-9636
Salvation Army - Florence Booth House
723 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J IE6
416-603-9800

SEAS Centre - Regent Park Centre
365 Parliament St, Unit 306, Toronto, ON MSA 229
416-362-1375
Shelter Safe South Asian Community Health Services - SACHS
26 Linden Cres, Brampton, ON L6S 4A2
647-718-0786
Springtide Resources
215 Spadina Ave, Suite 220, Toronto, ON MST 2C7
416-968-3422

Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape PO Box 59098, Toronto, ON M6R 3B5
Administration 416- 597 -1171
Turkish Community Heritage Centre of Canada
I0520 Yonge St, Ste 35B/234, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 3C7
Office: 416-644-9909;
Social services: 416-644-99 3

University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital - Outpatient Clinics - Women's Mental Health Program
200 Elizabeth St, Toronto, ON MSG 2C4
416-340-4662

Victim Services Toronto
40 College St, Ground Fl, Toronto, ON MSG 213
416-808-7066
VWAT Family Services
1756 St Clair Ave W, Toronto , ON M6N 113
647-723 -2165
Wl1ite Ribbon Campaign
36  Eglington Ave W, Suite 603, Toronto, ON  M4R  IAl
416-920-6684
Women's College Hospital - Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre
76 Grenville St, Toronto, ON M5S I 82
4I6-323-6040
Women's College Hospital - Women Recovering from Abuse Program (WRAP)
76 Grenville St, 7th Fl, Toronto, ON M5S 182
416-323-6230
Women's Habitat of Etobicoke
140 Islington Ave, Toronto, ON M8V 3B6
416-252-1785

Women's Habitat of Etobicoke - Outreach and Family Support Service 140 Islington Ave, Etobicoke, ON M8V 3B6
416-252-7949

Working Women Community Centre - Gladstone Avenue Site 533A Gladstone Ave, Toronto, ON M6H 3JI
416-532-2824

YWCA Toronto - Ist Stop Woodlawn Breakthrough Program 87 Elm St, Toronto, ON MSG 0A8
416-487 -7151 ext266 ; 416-487-7151 ext 273
YWCA Toronto - Ist Stop Woodlawn Emergency Shelter, Toronto, ON
416-923-8454

YWCA Toronto - Bergamot Apartments, Etobicoke, ON
Housing Intake 416-961-8101 ext 397
YWCA Toronto - Housing and Support, YWCA December 6 Fund, 87 Elm St, Toronto, ON MSG OAS
416 -961 8101 ext 398
YWCA Toronto - Pape Avenue Apartments
Toronto, ON
Housing Intake 416-961-810I ext 397
YWCA Toronto - YWCA Arise - Housing and Support
412 Roncesvalles Ave, Box 203, Toronto, ON M6R 2N2
416-929-3316
YWCA Toronto - YWCA Women's Shelter
3003 Danforth Ave, Box 93647, Toronto, ON M4C 5R4
416-693-6978
Reference: Torontohealthlinecenter.ca
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