Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioJul 24, 2017

Human rights application dismissed as abandoned after applicant failed to attend mediation or respond.

The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination under the Human Rights Code.

The applicant failed to attend a scheduled mediation and did not respond to a subsequent Registrar's Letter requiring him to confirm his intention to proceed.

Consequently, the Tribunal dismissed the application as abandoned.

Capleton Tomlinson v. ARK Tobacco Farms Ltd., 2017 HRTO 934

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioJul 20, 2017

Motion to dismiss denied; WSIB decision on injury did not deal with human rights reprisal.

The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination and reprisal for filing a WSIB claim.

The respondents requested that the application be dismissed under section 45.1 of the Human Rights Code, arguing that the substance of the application had already been dealt with by the WSIB.

The Tribunal denied the request, finding that the WSIB proceeding determined whether the injury was work-related, whereas the human rights application raised the distinct legal issue of whether the respondents discriminated or reprised against the applicant for filing the claim.

Shirley Rachlinski v. Heritage Fish and Chips, 2017 HRTO 904

Lynda Bordeleau

In Private Practice12 cases2011–2021

Jo-Anne Pickel

In Private Practice14 cases2014–2026

Tribunal grants six-month abeyance extension due to applicant's medical condition.

The applicant requested that the Tribunal continue to hold his human rights application in abeyance for a further six months due to his medical condition.

The applicant provided a medical note indicating an inability to participate in a summary hearing.

The Tribunal granted the request, extending the abeyance period, but noted that any future requests for extension may require the doctor to provide evidence in person or by telephone.

Mohit Bali v. Regional Municipality of Peel Regional Police Services Board, 2016 HRTO 1697

Sabatina Vassalli

Jo-Anne Pickel

Request to amend human rights application granted; respondents' request for summary hearing denied.

The applicant requested to amend her human rights application to add allegations leading up to her departure from the respondent inn.

The respondents did not oppose the amendment but requested a summary hearing, arguing the allegations had no reasonable prospect of success.

The Tribunal granted the applicant's request to amend the application and denied the respondents' request for a summary hearing, finding that a hearing on the merits was necessary to resolve the issues.

Flora Terah v. St. Clare Inn and Tom Purcell, 2016 HRTO 1696

Jo-Anne Pickel

Request for reconsideration of interim decision denying production request dismissed as premature.

The applicant requested a reconsideration of an interim decision that denied his production request.

The Tribunal dismissed the request, finding that the interim decision was not a final decision that disposed of the central issues in the complaint, and therefore could not be the subject of a reconsideration request under Rule 26.1 of the Tribunal's Rules of Procedure.

Haye v. Toronto Police Services Board, 2016 HRTO 1695

Peter Hrastovec

4 cases2010–2016

Jo-Anne Pickel

In Private Practice22 cases2010–2022

Deferred human rights application re-activated following conclusion of related criminal proceedings.

The applicant requested to re-activate her deferred human rights application after the conclusion of criminal proceedings against the personal respondent.

The respondents did not oppose the request.

The Tribunal granted the request to re-activate the application and directed the parties to file a copy of the court's decision in the criminal proceeding.

Mercer v. W.S. Nicholls Construction, 2016 HRTO 1694

Patrick James

Gail Geronimo

Not Practising Law - Employed18 cases2013–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

Deferral request denied due to minimal overlap between human rights application and union grievance.

The respondent school board requested to defer the applicant's human rights application pending the outcome of a grievance filed by the applicant's union.

The Tribunal denied the deferral request, finding minimal overlap between the application, which alleged 16 instances of discrimination and failure to accommodate, and the grievance, which related to a single incident of excessive discipline.

The Tribunal also noted that the applicant did not initiate the grievance and it was at an early stage.

Decker v. Toronto District School Board, 2016 HRTO 1693

Jo-Anne Pickel

Not Practising Law - Employed32 cases2011–2017

Deferred human rights application reactivated to determine if union settlement warrants dismissal under section 45.1.

The applicant's estate sought to reactivate a human rights application that had been deferred pending the resolution of an overlapping union grievance.

The union and the respondent had reached a settlement prior to the applicant's death.

The respondent opposed reactivation, arguing the settlement appropriately dealt with the substance of the application and proceeding would be an abuse of process.

The Tribunal granted the request to reactivate but ordered a preliminary hearing to determine whether the application should be dismissed under section 45.1 of the Human Rights Code or as an abuse of process.

Estate of Terry Warling v. Ontario (Community Safety and Correctional Services), 2016 HRTO 1691

Brenda Culbert

Jo-Anne Pickel

Request to amend human rights application to correct respondent name and add social area granted.

The applicant requested an order during proceedings to amend her human rights application to correct the corporate respondent's name and add the social area of 'goods, services and facilities'.

The respondents did not respond to the request.

The Tribunal granted the request, finding that the amendments were appropriate and caused no prejudice to the respondents.

Nan Qiu v. 2076831 Ontario Ltd. o/a Redline Auto Sales and Sergey Barandich, 2016 HRTO 1690

John Wigle

3 cases2016–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

Request to add corporate president as personal respondent granted due to allegations of direct involvement.

The applicant requested an order to add the president and owner of the corporate respondent as a personal respondent to her human rights application.

The respondents opposed the request, arguing it was late and did not meet the legal test.

The Tribunal applied the Smyth and Persaud factors and granted the request, noting that the proposed respondent's conduct was alleged to violate the Code, he had constructive notice of the application, and there were concerns about the corporate respondent's ability to pay a potential monetary award.

Cameron v. CIA Inspection Inc., 2016 HRTO 1668

Josh Lang

6 cases2016–2023

Andy Pushalik

13 cases2010–2021

Jo-Anne Pickel

In Private Practice29 cases2011–2025

Request to re-activate deferred human rights application denied while union grievance remains ongoing.

The applicant requested to re-activate her human rights application, which had been deferred pending the outcome of a union grievance.

The applicant argued that her union agreed to withdraw the grievance if the Tribunal application was resolved.

The Tribunal denied the request, holding that the application would not be re-activated while the grievance was ongoing, and noted the applicant could withdraw the grievance and then seek to re-activate the application.

Baird v. RUETGERS Canada Inc., 2016 HRTO 1664

Olanyi Parsons

Andrew Pinto

30 cases1997–2019

Jo-Anne Pickel

Request to dismiss human rights application as untimely denied; incidents formed a series within the limitation period.

The respondents requested that the human rights application be dismissed as untimely, arguing that the specific allegations occurred more than one year before the application was filed.

The applicant clarified that the last instance of alleged sexual harassment occurred within the one-year period.

The Tribunal found that the incidents amounted to a series of incidents, the last of which occurred less than a year before the application was filed, and denied the request to dismiss.

The Tribunal also denied the applicant's request for early production of documents as premature, noting no exceptional circumstances justified departing from the standard disclosure process.

Sandrine Tonoukouin v. Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture and Mulugeta Abai, 2016 HRTO 1659

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioDec 21, 2016

Application against two respondents dismissed for lack of jurisdiction; summary hearing ordered for remaining respondent.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination based on place of origin, claiming she was denied legal assistance by Legal Aid Ontario while immigrants receive such assistance.

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss regarding the respondents Law Foundation of Ontario and the City of Toronto, as the application failed to identify any specific acts of discrimination by them.

The applicant did not respond to the notice.

The Tribunal dismissed the application against those two respondents for lack of jurisdiction and ordered a summary hearing to determine if the application against Legal Aid Ontario lacks a reasonable prospect of success.

McNulty v. Legal Aid Ontario, 2016 HRTO 1656

David Gourlay

Practising Law - Employed34 cases2010–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioDec 15, 2016

Production request for police camera footage denied as untimely and because the footage no longer existed.

The applicant filed a request for the production of police camera footage from April 2014 and May 2016 after the first day of the hearing.

The respondent opposed the request, noting that the 2014 request was untimely and that no footage existed for either date due to a 72-hour retention policy.

The Tribunal denied the production request, finding that the footage no longer existed and that the request for the 2014 footage was untimely.

Haye v. Toronto Police Services Board, 2016 HRTO 1615

Monique Jilesen

3 cases2011–2017

Markus Koehnen

20 cases2005–2017

Kent Thomson

5 cases2006–2016

Jonathan Lisus

2 cases2016–2026

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioDec 13, 2016

Tribunal declined to defer human rights application regarding sports team logo and set schedule for jurisdictional submissions.

The applicant filed a human rights complaint alleging discrimination based on ancestry, colour, and ethnic origin regarding the use of the Cleveland baseball team's name and "Chief Wahoo" logo during games and broadcasts in Ontario.

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Defer the application pending another proceeding.

The Tribunal determined that deferral was not appropriate because an injunction application had already been decided and a related federal human rights complaint raised jurisdictional issues that needed to be resolved first.

The Tribunal issued directions and a schedule for the parties to make submissions on the preliminary jurisdictional issues.

Douglas Cardinal v. Rogers Communications Inc., 2016 HRTO 1610

John Evans

14 cases2001–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioDec 1, 2016

Human rights application against union dismissed at summary hearing for no reasonable prospect of success.

The applicant alleged discrimination based on colour, place of origin, and ethnic origin, as well as reprisal, primarily relating to his dissatisfaction with his union's representation after he complained about a co-worker's racial slur.

The Tribunal held a summary hearing to determine if the application had a reasonable prospect of success.

The Tribunal found that the applicant failed to point to any evidence linking the union's actions to a protected ground or establishing that the union intended to reprise against him for claiming his rights under the Code.

The application was dismissed for having no reasonable prospect of success.

Sanca v. Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 183, 2016 HRTO 1544

Michael Birnie

2 cases2015–2016

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioNov 30, 2016

Reprisal application dismissed at summary hearing for having no reasonable prospect of success.

The applicant filed an application alleging that the respondents reprised against him by making a complaint to the police regarding his repeated communications with the City and its employees.

The Tribunal held a summary hearing to determine if the application had a reasonable prospect of success.

The Tribunal found no reasonable prospect that the applicant could establish the respondents contacted the police with the intention of retaliating against him for a civil claim, rather than due to legitimate concerns about his harassing communications.

The application was dismissed.

Michael Woods v. Carman Kidd and Doug Walsh, 2016 HRTO 1539

Jeremy Hann

In Private Practice16 cases2009–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

Practising Law - Employed10 cases2015–2021

Human rights application dismissed as abandoned after applicant failed to attend scheduled summary hearing.

The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination under the Human Rights Code.

A summary hearing was scheduled by teleconference, and the applicant was provided with proper notice.

The applicant failed to attend the hearing or provide any explanation for his absence.

Consequently, the Tribunal dismissed the application as abandoned.

Semere Isaak v. Andorra Building Maintenance Ltd. and 0825859 B.C. Ltd (d.b.a. Four Seasons Hotel Toronto), 2016 HRTO 1521

Mira Novek

Jo-Anne Pickel

Employment and Labour Law

Request for reconsideration of dismissed human rights application denied.

The applicant sought reconsideration of a decision dismissing his human rights application against the Ontario College of Teachers.

He argued that the respondent withheld relevant information prior to the summary hearing and sought to reargue his case.

The Tribunal found that the applicant suffered no prejudice from the alleged failure to receive documents and that reconsideration is not an opportunity to reargue a case.

The request for reconsideration was denied.

Black v. Ontario College of Teachers, 2016 HRTO 1518

Affected Party

Christine DaviesCounsel
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Applicant

Donald WilliamsSelf-represented
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Helene GodinSelf-represented
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Suzanne HunchukSelf-represented
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Gang RongSelf-represented
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Gregory VezinaSelf-represented
1 appearance
Marie-Paule Driggs JerezSelf-represented
1 appearance
Ade OlumideSelf-represented
1 appearance
John WoodSelf-represented
1 appearance
Yvonne SookdeoSelf-represented
1 appearance
Constantine BassisSelf-represented
1 appearance
Allen Christopher RosarioSelf-represented
1 appearance
Laura BurchSelf-represented
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A.B.Self-represented
1 appearance
John GallagherSelf-represented
1 appearance
Lee ThompsonSelf-represented
1 appearance
Marcia Marla ThomasSelf-represented
1 appearance
Prakash MurugesanSelf-represented
1 appearance
Allison ArmstrongSelf-represented
1 appearance
Shelley LeachSelf-represented
1 appearance
Everton HayeSelf-represented
1 appearance

Counsel

Lucy SiracoCounsel
1 appearance
Yuce BaykaraCounsel
1 appearance
Jason TamCounsel
1 appearance
Christopher StienburgCounsel
1 appearance
Domenic SeverinoCounsel
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Daniel GuttmanCounsel
1 appearance
Stephanie YoungCounsel
1 appearance

Counsel for the Applicant

Margaret ParsonsCounsel
1 appearance

Counsel for the Respondents

Alix HerberCounsel
1 appearance

for 0825859 B.C. Ltd (d.b.a. Four Seasons Hotel Toronto)

Jeremy HannCounsel
1 appearance

for 1900119 Ontario Inc. o/a The Augusta House and 1892499 Ontario o/a The Pheasant Plucker

Jasmina Mrkalj-SkellyCounsel
1 appearance

for A-1 Personnel Resources Inc.

Christina BorgesAgent
1 appearance

for Andorra Building Maintenance Ltd.

Frida De PazAgent
1 appearance

for Black & MacDonald Limited, Net Electric Inc., Plan Group Inc. and The Roberts Group Inc.

Scott G. ThompsonCounsel
1 appearance

for Chrysler Canada Inc., Rick Marshall and Dave Wallace

Christopher DunnCounsel
1 appearance

for Cleveland Indians Baseball Company Limited Partnership

Jonathan LisusCounsel
1 appearance

for Corporation of the Municipality of Penetanguishene

Holly BryceCounsel
1 appearance

for Ecuhome Corporation, Jacqueline Beckford, Barry Espin, Sally Murphy, Bruse Sexsmith

Gordon WoodCounsel
1 appearance

for Family Chiropractic Centre and Dr. Scott Huehn

Wade PoziomkaCounsel
1 appearance

for Fera Zubaidy

Fera ZubaidySelf-represented
1 appearance

for First Canada ULC

Mathias LinkCounsel
1 appearance

for Halton Condominium Corporation No. 41

K.C. WysynskiCounsel
1 appearance

for Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, as represented by the Attorney General (Court Services Division)

Connie VernonCounsel
1 appearance

for Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Marnie CorboldCounsel
1 appearance

for herself

Gabriela Olguin de CoptoSelf-represented
1 appearance

for himself

Harry FineSelf-represented
1 appearance

for Hudson Bay Company, Owen Baker, and Bryan Marville

William AndersonCounsel
1 appearance

for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 303 and Peter Wall

Ron LebiCounsel
1 appearance

for Kenneth Swan and Kenneth P. Swan Arbitration Ltd.

David C. MooreCounsel
1 appearance

for KPMG Inc., Court Appointed Monitor

Dev CoossaAgent
1 appearance
Maxime CodereAgent
1 appearance

for Leon Rideout

Piper HendersonCounsel
1 appearance

for Loblaws Inc.

Misha WilsonCounsel
1 appearance

for Luxottica Retail Canada Inc. c.o.b. as LensCrafters

Cherrine ChowCounsel
1 appearance

for Major League Baseball

Markus KoehnenCounsel
1 appearance

for Middlesex-London Emergency Medical Services Authority

Stephanie N. JeronimoCounsel
1 appearance

for Midland Service Ontario Centre, Corporation of the Municipality of Midland, and HGR Graham Partners LLP

Andrew MaeCounsel
1 appearance

for Nadine Dobro, Catherine Lyons, Kasha McDougall, Melissa Maya, Jessica Wake and Aldene Thomas

Glenn ChuCounsel
1 appearance

for Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Richard BlairCounsel
1 appearance

for Paragon Security

Daniel ChodosCounsel
1 appearance
David WhittenCounsel
1 appearance

for Rogers Communications Inc.

Kent ThomsonCounsel
1 appearance

for Terra Nova Transport Ltd.

Heather CameronCounsel
1 appearance

for Thames Emergency Medical Services

Paula RusakCounsel
1 appearance

for The Active Group

Robert DowhanCounsel
1 appearance

for the Affected Parties

Susan CrawfordCounsel
1 appearance

for the Affected Party

Vicky RamsayCounsel
2 appearances
Adrienne LiangCounsel
1 appearance
Helen NowakCounsel
1 appearance
Thom YachninCounsel
1 appearance
Derron VernonUnion representative
1 appearance
Katrina PeddleCounsel
1 appearance
John EvansCounsel
1 appearance
Victoria HannahUnion representative
1 appearance
John GormanUnion representative
1 appearance

for the Affected Person

Adrienne LiangUnion representative
1 appearance

for the Amherstburg Police Association

Jeffrey HewittCounsel
1 appearance

for the Amherstburg Police Service Board

Edward PosliffCounsel
1 appearance

for the Applicant

Anne MarsdenSelf-represented
8 appearances
Christine LundyAgent
8 appearances
Esther del Carmen Mancebo-MunozSelf-represented
6 appearances
Kate HughesCounsel
6 appearances
Brenda CulbertCounsel
6 appearances
Jordan LesterCounsel
5 appearances
Solomon FaganSelf-represented
5 appearances
Nadia LambekCounsel
5 appearances
Prakash MurugesanSelf-represented
5 appearances
Wade PoziomkaCounsel
4 appearances
Donald WilliamsSelf-represented
4 appearances
Cecil NormanAgent
4 appearances
M.D.Self-represented
4 appearances
Clara MathesonCounsel
3 appearances
Jamillah MensahAgent
3 appearances
Dan GonderAgent
3 appearances
Everton HayeSelf-represented
3 appearances
Nicole SimesCounsel
3 appearances
David FreeSelf-represented
3 appearances
Vincent SinclairSelf-represented
3 appearances

for the Applicants

David WrightCounsel
3 appearances
Anton BonniciSelf-represented
2 appearances
Catherine Gleason-MercierCounsel
2 appearances
Mindy NobleCounsel
1 appearance
Roger LoveCounsel
1 appearance
Grace VaccarelliCounsel
1 appearance
Jane LettonCounsel
1 appearance
Cecilia MonaghanSelf-represented
1 appearance
Anton BonniciAgent
1 appearance
Lisa TrianoCounsel
1 appearance
Christine GeneraoSelf-represented
1 appearance
Chris PereraSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the Canadian Soccer Association

Joseph ArvayCounsel
2 appearances
Sean HernCounsel
2 appearances
Catherine Boies ParkerCounsel
1 appearance

for the Complainant

Anne MarinSelf-represented
3 appearances
Jason LockwoodSelf-represented
1 appearance
Sarah HormuzSelf-represented
1 appearance
Glenn HedrichSelf-represented
1 appearance
Donna SalmSelf-represented
1 appearance
Emanuel NavaSelf-represented
1 appearance
Eric FroudeSelf-represented
1 appearance
Salnave Saint-BonheurSelf-represented
1 appearance
John JacksonSelf-represented
1 appearance
Karen DaweSelf-represented
1 appearance
Terry EdwardsSelf-represented
1 appearance
Jo-Ann MacConnellSelf-represented
1 appearance
Ritva SaundersAgent
1 appearance
Lisa ZukSelf-represented
1 appearance
Donna GlazewskiSelf-represented
1 appearance
Suzanne HunchukSelf-represented
1 appearance
Michael GrahamSelf-represented
1 appearance
Stephen PennellSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the County of Renfrew Ontario Works and United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Ontario Works

Stephen MenardCounsel
1 appearance

for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association

Jérôme ValckeAgent
2 appearances

for the Interested Party

Adrienne LiangCounsel
1 appearance
Brian GreenspanAgent
1 appearance

for the Interested Party, Medisys

Brian GreenspanCounsel
1 appearance

for the International Olympic Committee

Ronald SlaghtCounsel
1 appearance

for the Intervener, Office of the Employer Adviser

David BorwickAgent
1 appearance

for the intervenor

Michael GlocknerAgent
1 appearance

for the Intervenor

Dean ArdronCounsel
3 appearances
Anne CummingCounsel
2 appearances
Marisa PollockCounsel
1 appearance
Sunil GurmukhCounsel
1 appearance
Alycia ShawCounsel
1 appearance
Sue LottCounsel
1 appearance
Robert WhillansCounsel
1 appearance
Denise WorkunSelf-represented
1 appearance
Danny KastnerCounsel
1 appearance
Adrian JakibchukCounsel
1 appearance
Don PyperCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ministry of Community and Social Services

Yashoda RanganathanCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ontario Cycling Association and Cycling Canada Cyclisme

Macdonald AllenCounsel
1 appearance
Albert FormosaCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Adrienne LiangCounsel
1 appearance

for the Proposed Intervenor

Daniel AttwellCounsel
1 appearance
Sid KnowlesSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the Proposed Respondent

Susan McCorquodaleCounsel
2 appearances
Joanna RainbowCounsel
1 appearance
Bryan A. CarrollCounsel
1 appearance

for the Proposed Respondent BFI Constructors Ltd.

Christopher LaneCounsel
1 appearance

for the Proposed Respondent Carmen Sacco

Ramon V. AndalCounsel
1 appearance

for the Proposed Respondent Construction Opportunities Development Council Inc.

Anna Maria MoscardelliAgent
1 appearance

for the Proposed Respondent/Intervenor

Joshua PhillipsCounsel
1 appearance

for the Proposed Respondent Sears Canada Inc.

Stephanie WhiteCounsel
1 appearance

for the Proposed Respondents SimpsonWigle LLP, John M. Wigle and Firdaus H. Walele

Firdaus WaleleCounsel
1 appearance

for the Proposed Respondent The Active Group

Robert W. DowhanCounsel
2 appearances

for the Regional Municipality of Peel Police Services Board

Patricia G. MurrayCounsel
1 appearance
Lynda BordeleauCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent

Dan GuttmanCounsel
5 appearances
Robert CharneyCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent

Daniel GuttmanCounsel
6 appearances
Julie O’DonnellCounsel
5 appearances
Dan GuttmanCounsel
5 appearances
Brandin O’ConnorCounsel
5 appearances
Lucy SiracoCounsel
4 appearances
Chantelle BrysonCounsel
4 appearances
Randy AiCounsel
4 appearances
Matthew DemeoCounsel
3 appearances
Jodi Gallagher HealyCounsel
3 appearances
Robert CharneyCounsel
3 appearances
Scott WilliamsCounsel
3 appearances
Lorenzo LisiCounsel
3 appearances
Yola VentrescaCounsel
3 appearances
Stephanie YoungCounsel
3 appearances
John FieldCounsel
3 appearances
David GourlayCounsel
3 appearances
Leah SimonCounsel
3 appearances
Robert EdwardsCounsel
3 appearances
Adrienne CoutoCounsel
3 appearances
William LemayCounsel
2 appearances

for the Respondent and Proposed Respondents SimpsonWigle LLP, John M. Wigle and Firdaus H. Walele

Firdaus WaleleCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Angelo Costa

Kevin McGivneyCounsel
1 appearance
Naomi CallaCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Association des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’Ontario

Lise LeducCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens

Lise LeducCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Board of Directors of the Halton Condominium Corporation No. 41

K. C. WysynskiCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent CA-DO Mart Limited

Heather CameronCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Canadian Electrocoating Ltd.

Jeanine WattCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent CIBC Mortgages Inc.

John FieldCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario

Sébastien LorquetCounsel
2 appearances

for the Respondent Controlex Corporation

Jonathan RichardsonCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Danny Weill

Suzy KauffmanCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Davis Henderson Limited Partnership

Allyson M. FischerCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Davis Henderson Limited Partnership by its general partner Davis Henderson G.P. Inc.

Allyson M. FischerCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Fédération Internationale de Football Association

Jérôme ValckeAgent
1 appearance

for the Respondent Gestion Rodaki Inc.

Louise MorelCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Halton Condominium Corporation No. 41

K.C. WysynskiCounsel
2 appearances

for the Respondent Heidi Kessler and Intervenor Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4400

Tim GleasonCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent International Olympic Committee

Ronald SlaghtCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Laura Borden

Laura BordenSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the Respondent, London Life Insurance Company

Sonya ClarkCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Manna Foods Inc.

Anita LandryCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited

Robert BayneCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent mdBriefcase Inc.

Mark FletcherCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Ministry of Finance

Pauline KwanCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent MS Employment Consultants Ltd.

Jasmin MarcosAgent
1 appearance

for the Respondent Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP

Susanne SviergulaCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Danny KastnerCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Peter Nguyen

Jean-Pierre UngCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Raheel Irfan

Tyler InksterCounsel
2 appearances

for the Respondent Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership dba Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club

Arlen SternbergCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Rouge Valley Co-operative Homes Inc.

Kiel ArdalCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Royal Ottawa Health Care Group

Michelle O’BonsawinCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondents

Amandi EsonwanneCounsel
6 appearances
Angela RaeCounsel
5 appearances
Robert EdwardsCounsel
3 appearances
Lucy SiracoCounsel
3 appearances
Gerald J. GriffithsCounsel
2 appearances
Kerri KitchuraCounsel
2 appearances
Mélissa LacroixCounsel
2 appearances
Rita BairosAgent
2 appearances
Kathryn BirdCounsel
2 appearances
Carolyn DunlopCounsel
2 appearances
Vincent PanettaCounsel
2 appearances
Maria KotsopoulosCounsel
2 appearances
M. Elizabeth KeenanCounsel
2 appearances
Keri WilsonCounsel
2 appearances
Robert AtkinsonCounsel
2 appearances
Christian VernonCounsel
2 appearances
Brent ForemanCounsel
1 appearance
John FieldCounsel
1 appearance
Ben MillardCounsel
1 appearance
Daniel McDonaldCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondents Brian Etheridge and Anita Etheridge

Anita EtheridgeAgent
1 appearance

for the Respondents Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Sehwan Oh

Jacqueline LukshaCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondents Ontario Cycling Association and Cycling Canada Cyclisme

Albert FormosaCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent St. Joseph’s Health Centre Toronto

Stephanie YoungCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent St. Michael’s Hospital

Naomi CallaCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Teamsters Local 879

Michael KlugCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent The Active Group

Robert DowhanCounsel
2 appearances

for the Respondent The Athletic Club (Trainyards) Inc.

Brian MacDonaldCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Ticketmaster Canada LP

Stuart SvonkinCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Toronto District School Board

Andrew ZabrovskyCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Toronto Police Services Board

Heather CrispCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Union Cycliste Internationale

Nicolas ValticosCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Waterloo Regional Police Services Board

Gary MelansonCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent Weston Bakeries Ltd.

Kate DeardenCounsel
1 appearance

for the Third Party

Emtiaz BalaCounsel
1 appearance
Nansy GhobrialCounsel
1 appearance

for the Union Cycliste Internationale

Caroline (Nini) JonesCounsel
2 appearances
Jesse EldersCounsel
1 appearance

for the University of Western Ontario

Barry BrownCounsel
1 appearance

for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Greg BullenCounsel
1 appearance

for the World Anti-Doping Agency

Pamela HrickCounsel
1 appearance
Brian GoverCounsel
1 appearance

for Toronto Police Services Board

Michele BradyCounsel
1 appearance

for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1000A

Elichai ShaffirCounsel
1 appearance

for Yvonne Galley

Harry BlackCounsel
1 appearance

litigation guardian for the Applicant

Ashisha PersaudAgent
1 appearance

Representative

Glynis NicholsonSelf-represented
1 appearance

Respondent

Adrien IafrateCounsel
1 appearance
John AlabiSelf-represented
1 appearance
Landon YoungCounsel
1 appearance
Nini JonesCounsel
1 appearance
Thomas McRaeCounsel
1 appearance
Justin HeimpelCounsel
1 appearance

Respondent Liquor Control Board of Ontario

Justin DiggleCounsel
1 appearance

Respondent Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Richard BlairCounsel
1 appearance

Respondents

Jonathan SchofieldAgent
1 appearance

Self-represented

Zoran BackovicSelf-represented
1 appearance
Donald WilliamsSelf-represented
1 appearance
John GallagherSelf-represented
1 appearance

761

Decisions

Years active

Tribunals

12.5

cases/mo

HRTO761(100%)

Decision types

motion

730

trial

/Adjudicator

Jo-Anne Pickel — Adjudicator

Human Rights

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Jo-Anne Pickel

Adjudicator·Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario·Since 2012

761

cases · 6 yrs · HRTO

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Vice-chair· 592Adjudicator· 80Vice-chair· 69Adjudicator· 18Vice- Chair· 1Vice-présidente· 1

Sonia Regenbogen

18 cases2011–2024

George Florea

1 case2017–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioJul 25, 2017

Tribunal grants requests to add personal respondent and amend remedy sought in sexual harassment application.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging sexual harassment by Emir Kovacevic and that the corporate respondent failed to adequately deal with the situation.

The applicant requested to add Mr. Kovacevic as a personal respondent and to amend the remedy sought from $250,000 to $500,000.

Kovacevic v. AB SCIEX LP, 2017 HRTO 937

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioJul 24, 2017

Human rights application dismissed as abandoned after applicant failed to attend mediation or respond.

The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination under the Human Rights Code.

The applicant failed to attend a scheduled mediation and did not respond to a subsequent Registrar's Letter requiring him to confirm his intention to proceed.

Consequently, the Tribunal dismissed the application as abandoned.

Capleton Tomlinson v. ARK Tobacco Farms Ltd., 2017 HRTO 934

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioJul 20, 2017

Motion to dismiss denied; WSIB decision on injury did not deal with human rights reprisal.

The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination and reprisal for filing a WSIB claim.

The respondents requested that the application be dismissed under section 45.1 of the Human Rights Code, arguing that the substance of the application had already been dealt with by the WSIB.

Shirley Rachlinski v. Heritage Fish and Chips, 2017 HRTO 904

Lynda Bordeleau

In Private Practice12 cases2011–2021

Jo-Anne Pickel

In Private Practice14 cases2014–2026

Tribunal grants six-month abeyance extension due to applicant's medical condition.

The applicant requested that the Tribunal continue to hold his human rights application in abeyance for a further six months due to his medical condition.

The applicant provided a medical note indicating an inability to participate in a summary hearing.

The Tribunal granted the request, extending the abeyance period, but noted that any future requests for extension may require the doctor to provide evidence in person or by telephone.

Mohit Bali v. Regional Municipality of Peel Regional Police Services Board, 2016 HRTO 1697

Sabatina Vassalli

Jo-Anne Pickel

Request to amend human rights application granted; respondents' request for summary hearing denied.

The applicant requested to amend her human rights application to add allegations leading up to her departure from the respondent inn.

The respondents did not oppose the amendment but requested a summary hearing, arguing the allegations had no reasonable prospect of success.

Flora Terah v. St. Clare Inn and Tom Purcell, 2016 HRTO 1696

Jo-Anne Pickel

Request for reconsideration of interim decision denying production request dismissed as premature.

The applicant requested a reconsideration of an interim decision that denied his production request.

Haye v. Toronto Police Services Board, 2016 HRTO 1695

Peter Hrastovec

4 cases2010–2016

Jo-Anne Pickel

In Private Practice22 cases2010–2022

Deferred human rights application re-activated following conclusion of related criminal proceedings.

The applicant requested to re-activate her deferred human rights application after the conclusion of criminal proceedings against the personal respondent.

The respondents did not oppose the request.

The Tribunal granted the request to re-activate the application and directed the parties to file a copy of the court's decision in the criminal proceeding.

Mercer v. W.S. Nicholls Construction, 2016 HRTO 1694

Patrick James

Gail Geronimo

Not Practising Law - Employed18 cases2013–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

Deferral request denied due to minimal overlap between human rights application and union grievance.

The respondent school board requested to defer the applicant's human rights application pending the outcome of a grievance filed by the applicant's union.

The Tribunal also noted that the applicant did not initiate the grievance and it was at an early stage.

Decker v. Toronto District School Board, 2016 HRTO 1693

Jo-Anne Pickel

Not Practising Law - Employed32 cases2011–2017

Deferred human rights application reactivated to determine if union settlement warrants dismissal under section 45.1.

The applicant's estate sought to reactivate a human rights application that had been deferred pending the resolution of an overlapping union grievance.

The union and the respondent had reached a settlement prior to the applicant's death.

The respondent opposed reactivation, arguing the settlement appropriately dealt with the substance of the application and proceeding would be an abuse of process.

Estate of Terry Warling v. Ontario (Community Safety and Correctional Services), 2016 HRTO 1691

Brenda Culbert

Jo-Anne Pickel

Request to amend human rights application to correct respondent name and add social area granted.

The applicant requested an order during proceedings to amend her human rights application to correct the corporate respondent's name and add the social area of 'goods, services and facilities'.

The respondents did not respond to the request.

The Tribunal granted the request, finding that the amendments were appropriate and caused no prejudice to the respondents.

Nan Qiu v. 2076831 Ontario Ltd. o/a Redline Auto Sales and Sergey Barandich, 2016 HRTO 1690

John Wigle

3 cases2016–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

Request to add corporate president as personal respondent granted due to allegations of direct involvement.

The applicant requested an order to add the president and owner of the corporate respondent as a personal respondent to her human rights application.

The respondents opposed the request, arguing it was late and did not meet the legal test.

Cameron v. CIA Inspection Inc., 2016 HRTO 1668

Josh Lang

6 cases2016–2023

Andy Pushalik

13 cases2010–2021

Jo-Anne Pickel

In Private Practice29 cases2011–2025

Request to re-activate deferred human rights application denied while union grievance remains ongoing.

The applicant requested to re-activate her human rights application, which had been deferred pending the outcome of a union grievance.

The applicant argued that her union agreed to withdraw the grievance if the Tribunal application was resolved.

Baird v. RUETGERS Canada Inc., 2016 HRTO 1664

Olanyi Parsons

Andrew Pinto

30 cases1997–2019

Jo-Anne Pickel

Request to dismiss human rights application as untimely denied; incidents formed a series within the limitation period.

The respondents requested that the human rights application be dismissed as untimely, arguing that the specific allegations occurred more than one year before the application was filed.

The applicant clarified that the last instance of alleged sexual harassment occurred within the one-year period.

The Tribunal found that the incidents amounted to a series of incidents, the last of which occurred less than a year before the application was filed, and denied the request to dismiss.

The Tribunal also denied the applicant's request for early production of documents as premature, noting no exceptional circumstances justified departing from the standard disclosure process.

Sandrine Tonoukouin v. Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture and Mulugeta Abai, 2016 HRTO 1659

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioDec 21, 2016

Application against two respondents dismissed for lack of jurisdiction; summary hearing ordered for remaining respondent.

The applicant did not respond to the notice.

McNulty v. Legal Aid Ontario, 2016 HRTO 1656

David Gourlay

Practising Law - Employed34 cases2010–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioDec 15, 2016

Production request for police camera footage denied as untimely and because the footage no longer existed.

The applicant filed a request for the production of police camera footage from April 2014 and May 2016 after the first day of the hearing.

The respondent opposed the request, noting that the 2014 request was untimely and that no footage existed for either date due to a 72-hour retention policy.

The Tribunal denied the production request, finding that the footage no longer existed and that the request for the 2014 footage was untimely.

Haye v. Toronto Police Services Board, 2016 HRTO 1615

Monique Jilesen

3 cases2011–2017

Markus Koehnen

20 cases2005–2017

Kent Thomson

5 cases2006–2016

Jonathan Lisus

2 cases2016–2026

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioDec 13, 2016

Tribunal declined to defer human rights application regarding sports team logo and set schedule for jurisdictional submissions.

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Defer the application pending another proceeding.

The Tribunal issued directions and a schedule for the parties to make submissions on the preliminary jurisdictional issues.

Douglas Cardinal v. Rogers Communications Inc., 2016 HRTO 1610

John Evans

14 cases2001–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioDec 1, 2016

Human rights application against union dismissed at summary hearing for no reasonable prospect of success.

The Tribunal held a summary hearing to determine if the application had a reasonable prospect of success.

The application was dismissed for having no reasonable prospect of success.

Sanca v. Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 183, 2016 HRTO 1544

Michael Birnie

2 cases2015–2016

Jo-Anne Pickel

HRTOHuman Rights Tribunal of OntarioNov 30, 2016

Reprisal application dismissed at summary hearing for having no reasonable prospect of success.

The applicant filed an application alleging that the respondents reprised against him by making a complaint to the police regarding his repeated communications with the City and its employees.

The Tribunal held a summary hearing to determine if the application had a reasonable prospect of success.

The application was dismissed.

Michael Woods v. Carman Kidd and Doug Walsh, 2016 HRTO 1539

Jeremy Hann

In Private Practice16 cases2009–2017

Jo-Anne Pickel

Practising Law - Employed10 cases2015–2021

Human rights application dismissed as abandoned after applicant failed to attend scheduled summary hearing.

The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination under the Human Rights Code.

A summary hearing was scheduled by teleconference, and the applicant was provided with proper notice.

The applicant failed to attend the hearing or provide any explanation for his absence.

Consequently, the Tribunal dismissed the application as abandoned.

Semere Isaak v. Andorra Building Maintenance Ltd. and 0825859 B.C. Ltd (d.b.a. Four Seasons Hotel Toronto), 2016 HRTO 1521

Mira Novek

Jo-Anne Pickel