27, 2015. On February 19, 2015, the Lieutenant Governor in Council appointed Ruth Goba as Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission on an interim basis for a period of three months, effective from February 28, 2015, and ending May 27, 2015, or when a new Chief Commissioner is appointed, whichever occurs first. Renu Mandhane, former executive director of the University of Toronto law faculty's international human rights program, became Chief Commissioner in November 2015. Ena Chadha, former chair of the Board of Directors of the Human Rights Legal Support Centre was appointed as the Interim Chief Commissioner in July 2020. Chair Louis Fine (1962–1971) Daniel G. Hill (1971–1973) Walter Currie (educator) (interim) (1974–1975) Thomas Symons (1975–1978) Dorothea Crittenden (1978–1982) Borden Purcell (1982–1988) Raj Anand (1988–1989) Fran Endicott (Sep 1992–Nov 1992) Catherine Frazee (1989–1992) Alok Mukherjee (interim) (November 1992–June 1993) Rosemary Brown (1993–1996) Keith Norton (1996–2005) Chief commissioner Barbara Hall (November 2005–February 2015) Ruth Goba (interim) (February–October 2015) Renu Mandhane (November 2015–May 2020) Ena Chadha (interim) (July 2020 – Present) Controversial cases See also Ontario Human Rights Code Human Rights in Canada Canadian Human Rights Act Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act Court of Appeal for Ontario Supreme Court of Canada Canadian Islamic Congress human rights complaint against Maclean's Magazine References Notes Citations External links Ontario law Ontario government departments and agencies Human rights organizations based in Canada