Jacek Janczur

The applicant filed a human rights application against a Vice-chair of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, alleging discrimination and bias during a previous hearing he adjudicated.

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss on the basis that it lacked jurisdiction due to the doctrine of adjudicative immunity.

The Tribunal confirmed that judicial immunity applies to administrative tribunal adjudicators and protects them from personal liability for actions taken in their decision-making capacity, even when breaches of natural justice are alleged.

The application was dismissed.

The applicant, a nursing student, was deregistered from a clinical placement after a vulnerable sector screening revealed an unpardoned conviction for impaired driving.

He filed a human rights application alleging discrimination based on record of offences.

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss and ultimately dismissed the application.

The Tribunal found that the Code's protection for 'record of offences' only applies to pardoned federal offences or provincial offences.

Since the applicant had not received a pardon for his federal conviction, his allegations did not engage a protected ground.

The applicant, a transgender woman, filed an application alleging discrimination in employment.

In this interim decision, the Tribunal addressed several preliminary requests.

The Tribunal denied the respondent's request to dismiss for delay, finding the application was filed on the last day of the one-year limitation period.

The Tribunal granted the applicant's request for anonymization to protect her from further discrimination.

The Tribunal denied the applicant's request to add a reprisal claim based on the respondent's threat to seek costs, finding the communication was protected by absolute privilege.

The applicant was permitted to increase her claimed damages to $220,000.