The applicant, a taxi owner of Pakistani origin, alleged that the respondent taxi brokerage and its shareholders discriminated against him on the basis of race, colour, ethnic origin, place of origin, and creed, and engaged in reprisal by refusing to allow him to affiliate his taxi with their company.
The Tribunal found that the relationship between a taxi owner and a brokerage falls within the scope of employment under section 5(1) of the Human Rights Code.
The Tribunal concluded that while the initial refusals to accept the applicant were not discriminatory, the actions of key shareholders at an April 2007 meeting constituted reprisal for the applicant's previous advocacy against discrimination in the taxi industry.
One shareholder was also found to have discriminated against the applicant on the basis of creed.
The Tribunal deferred its decision on remedy to allow the parties to attempt a resolution.