Alain Roussy

The applicant filed an application under section 34 of the Human Rights Code.

The Tribunal scheduled a summary hearing by teleconference to determine if the application should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

The applicant failed to attend the hearing despite receiving notice.

Consequently, the Tribunal dismissed the application as abandoned.

The applicant, a university student, alleged discrimination by the university and several individuals regarding academic matters and grades.

Following a summary hearing, the Tribunal dismissed most of the allegations as having no reasonable prospect of success, as the applicant provided no evidence linking his academic treatment to Code grounds.

However, the Tribunal allowed the application to proceed solely with respect to specific allegations concerning a molecular biology class in March 2008.

The applicant sought judicial review of a university senate appeals committee decision denying him a specialized accounting degree.

The dispute centered on whether a specific strategic management course could be included in calculating his grade point average for the specialization.

The Divisional Court held that the committee's decision on an academic matter was subject to a reasonableness standard of review and found the decision to exclude the course was reasonable.

The application for judicial review was dismissed.

The applicant alleged that the respondent university discriminated against her on the basis of place of origin (Russia) when it denied her admission to its Faculty of Law.

The Tribunal found that the applicant's rejection was based on bona fide concerns about her ability to complete the program, specifically her extremely low LSAT score and poor academic record in a university-level course.

The Tribunal dismissed the application, concluding that the applicant failed to prove that her place of origin was a factor in the admissions decision.