Fields Institute Incident Report Form

Use this form to report harassment that occurred at the Fields Institute building, an online event hosted by the Institute or on an electronic forum hosted by the Fields Institute.

Harassment or discrimination includes, but is not limited to:

• Verbal or written comments in any form (in person or via electronic communications) that exclude or target individuals on protected grounds
• Causing someone to fear for their safety
• Content of a sexual nature that is unwelcome
• Non-consensual physical contact
• Epithets, remarks, jokes or innuendos related to a person’s race, gender identity, gender expression, sex, disability, sexual orientation, creed, age, or any other ground;
• Posting or circulating offensive pictures, graffiti or materials, whether in print form or via e-mail or other electronic means;
• Singling out a person for humiliating or demeaning “teasing” or jokes because they are a member of a Code-protected group (Code refers to the Ontario Human Rights Code);
• Comments ridiculing a person because of characteristics that are related to a ground of discrimination. For example, this could include comments about a person’s dress, speech or other practices that may be related to their sex, race, gender identity or creed.