Ena Chadha

Ena Chadha is an Indo-Canadian human rights lawyer, investigator, author and educator, known for her equality rights litigation and adjudication.[1] She was appointed as the interim Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on July 22, 2020.[2] Chadha was the 2019 recipient of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce's Female Professional of the Year Award.[3] She was a co-reviewer of allegations of racism within the Peel District School Board, the second largest public school board in Canada, in 2019.[4]

Biography

Ena Chadha was born in New Delhi, India, and moved to Canada at 2 years of age. She first lived in the Regent Park area of Toronto, Ontario, and later settled in Brampton, Ontario, where she attended elementary and high school, graduating from North Park Secondary School in 1986. Chadha has a journalism degree from Ryerson University, a law degree from University of Saskatchewan, and a Masters of Law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.[5]

Family

Chadha's parents are Rajinder and Mohinder Chadha and she has a sister, Meena Chadha. After her mother's death, Chadha and her family established an entrance scholarship at the University of Saskatchewan for a first year female law student of indigenous background to honour her mother's legacy of community service and belief in supporting disadvantaged women.[6]

Career

Chadha was appointed as the interim Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission on July 22, 2020.[2] Her appointment came at a critical moment as the OHRC sought to address human rights issues emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, while initiating a Right to Read public inquiry[7] and a systemic racism inquiry into the Toronto Police Services.[8]

Highlights of Chadha's career include being the chair of the board of directors of the Human Rights Legal Support Center (2018-2020),[9] Director of Litigation of ARCH: Disability Law Centre (2000-2007) and her appointment as vice-chair at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (2007-2015),[10] where she was a mediator and adjudicator rendering important rulings in the areas of race discrimination and sexual harassment.[11] Chadha has been recognized by the Canadian Bar Association as a "Leader of Change" for her work in challenging institutionalized inequality and racial barriers.

Publications

Chadha has written extensively on the topic of human rights. Her articles have been published in the Supreme Court Law Review, National Journal of Constitutional Law and Journal of Law and Social Policy. She has contributed to equality rights books and co-wrote a chapter in a 2018 Oxford University Press treatise about international human rights law for women with disabilities and is a frequent public speaker promoting human rights.[12]

List of articles
  • Chadha, E. (Spring 1989). "Sins of Omission". Ryerson Review of Journalism.
  • Chadha, E. and Holder B. (2002). "Case Commentary - Turnbull, et al. v. Famous Players". Journal of Law and Social Policy. 17: 145–156.
  • Chadha, E. and Schatz, L. (2004). "Human Dignity and Economic Integrity For Persons With Disabilities: A Commentary on the Supreme Court's Decisions in Granovsky and Martin". Journal of Law and Social Policy. 19: 94–122.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Chadha, E. and Sheldon, T. (2004). "Promoting Equality: Economic and Social Rights For Persons With Disabilities Under Section 15". National Journal of Constitutional Law. 16: 25–98.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Chadha, E. (2005). "Running on Empty: The 'Not So Special Status' Of Paratransit Services In Ontario". Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues. 20: 1–40.
  • Rosenbaum, P. and Chadha, E. (2006). "Reconstructing Disability: Integrating Disability Theory into Section 15". Supreme Court Law Review (2d). 33: 343–365.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Chadha, E. (2008). "'Mentally Defectives' Not Welcome: Mental Disability in Canadian Immigration Law, 1859-1927". Disability Studies Quarterly Journal. 28 (1).
  • Chadha, E. (2010). "Human Rights Disclosure Litigation: Uncovering Invisible Medical Records". Windsor Y.B. Access Just. 28: 153.
  • Chadha, E. (2015). "Communicate Clearly: A Key Way to Protect Against Human Rights Complaints". Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership. 2 (2): 42.

Book chapters
  • Chadha, E. (2004). "The Social Phenomenon of Handicapping". Adding Feminism to Law: The Contributions of Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé. Toronto: Irwin Law. pp. 209–227.
  • Mykitiuk, R. and Chadha, E. (2010). "Sites of Exclusion: Disabled Women's Sexual and Reproductive Rights". In Basser, L.A., Jones, M. & Rioux, M. (ed.). Critical Perspectives on Human Rights and Disability Law. Martinus Nijhoff, Brill Publishers.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Chadha, E. and Mykitiuk, R. (2018). "Article 6 Women With Disabilities". In Bantekas, I., Stein, M.A. & Anastasiou, D. (ed.). The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Oxford University Press.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) 

References
  1. Kirk Makin (February 7, 2005). "Disabled immigrant cases reach top court". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
    - Owens, Anne-Marie (January 8, 2002). "Woman with MS challenges ban on immigration". The National Post. Archived from the original on January 8, 2002. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  2. "OHRC welcomes Interim Chief Commissioner". The Ontario Human Rights Commission. July 23, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. "ICCC Award Winners 2019". Weekly Voice. June 8, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. Kristin Rushowy (November 27, 2019). "Human rights lawyer, veteran public servant tapped to review troubled Peel school board". The Star. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
    - Katherine DeClerq (November 27, 2019). "Deputy minister, human rights lawyer appointed to review racism allegations at Peel school board". CTV News. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  5. "Ena Chadha, LL.B., LL.M.: About". Ena Chadha. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  6. Trefiak, Sarah (January 15, 2019). "New Award Celebrates a Mothers Legacy". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  7. "OHRC launches Right to Read public inquiry". The Ontario Human Rights Commission. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. "Public inquiry into racial profiling and racial discrimination of Black persons by the Toronto Police Service". The Ontario Human Rights Commission. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  9. Anita Balakrishnan (June 6, 2019). "Tribunal delays and privacy rules impacting clients with disabilities". Law Times News. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  10. "HRTO Annual Report 2008/2009" (PDF). Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
  11. Peter Edwards (March 22, 2011). "Aboriginal man subjected to racial profiling by Toronto cops". The Star. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
    - Brendan Kennedy (July 1, 2010). "Home Depot discriminated against Sikh man". The Star. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  12. "National AccessAbility Week 2019". Law Society Gazette. June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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