Human rights application deferred pending the conclusion of concurrent proceedings before the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
The applicant filed a human rights application against TD Bank Group and Manulife Financial alleging employment discrimination.
TD Bank Group responded that the matter falls under federal jurisdiction and should be before the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
The applicant subsequently initiated a complaint with the federal commission.
The Tribunal determined that deferring the provincial application was the most fair, just, and expeditious way to proceed, ensuring that concurrent proceedings dealing with the same issues do not run simultaneously while preserving the applicant's right to reactivate the application if the federal commission dismisses it for lack of jurisdiction.
Suzanne Pike v. TD Bank Group and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial), 2015 HRTO 1475