The applicant sought judicial review of a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Commission to refer a complaint of discrimination to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for inquiry.
The complaint alleged individual and systemic discrimination in the applicant's hiring processes.
An investigator recommended dismissing the complaint.
The Commission referred the complaint to the Tribunal, citing differing accounts of a 2017 hiring process and evidence supporting allegations of informal training opportunities.
The Federal Court found the Commission's decision unreasonable regarding the individual discrimination allegations, as it failed to explain how the evidence suggested a link to prohibited grounds of discrimination, contrary to the investigator's findings.
However, the Court found the Commission's referral of the systemic discrimination allegations was reasonable, as the Commission relied on evidence from trainers that could support the allegations.
The Court allowed the application for judicial review, quashed the Commission's decision, and remitted the matter for redetermination.
