Tribunal resolves preliminary issues regarding amendments, delay, and proper parties in police officer's discrimination complaint.
The applicant, a police officer, filed a human rights application alleging discrimination based on disability, race, and reprisal against the Police Services Board, the Police Association, and a third-party disability management provider.
At a preliminary hearing, the Tribunal considered the applicant's requests to amend his application, the respondents' requests to dismiss certain allegations for delay and as having been dealt with in a prior proceeding, and the third-party provider's request to be removed as a respondent.
The Tribunal allowed some amendments but denied others due to delay, struck allegations previously dealt with by the OHRC, dismissed several historical allegations for delay as they did not form a series of incidents, and refused to remove the third-party provider as a respondent because its role in adjudicating sick leave and accommodation requests was inextricably linked to the applicant's employment.
Sharma v. The Regional Municipality of Waterloo Police Services Board, 2015 HRTO 1678