Carissa Tanzola

The respondent requested an order to consolidate two human rights applications filed by the applicant against it.

The first application alleged discrimination based on creed, and the second alleged discrimination based on disability and family status.

The Tribunal applied the factors for consolidation, noting the applications involved the same parties and formed a factual and chronological continuum.

With the applicant's apparent consent, the Tribunal granted the request and ordered the applications consolidated.

The applicant requested to reactivate his human rights application, which had been deferred pending the outcome of a WSIB proceeding, and to amend the application to include new allegations.

The Tribunal denied the request to reactivate, finding that the WSIB proceeding had not been unduly prolonged and that concurrent proceedings would risk inconsistent decisions.

The Tribunal granted the unopposed request to amend the application.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination on the basis of disability and race-related grounds, claiming the respondent failed to accommodate his disability by transferring him to a different position.

The applicant was concurrently appealing a WSIB decision regarding the availability of suitable modified work.

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Defer the application.

Applying the Calabria factors, the Tribunal found that the issues in both proceedings were substantially the same, centering on whether the respondent offered suitable work and accommodated the applicant to the point of undue hardship.

The Tribunal ordered the application deferred pending a final decision by the WSIB Appeals Resolution Officer.

The applicant alleged discrimination in employment on the basis of age and sex after he was not hired for an accounting manager position.

The respondent requested a summary hearing to dismiss the application for having no reasonable prospect of success.

The Tribunal found that the applicant's allegations, including being asked his graduation year during an interview, did not establish a link to the prohibited grounds.

The application was dismissed as having no reasonable prospect of success.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of disability against his employer and the WSIB, relating to the suitability of an accommodated position and loss of earnings benefits.

The respondents requested that the application be dismissed or deferred pending the outcome of ongoing WSIB appeals.

The Tribunal denied the employer's premature request for production of the WSIB file.

The Tribunal ordered the deferral of the human rights application, finding significant factual and legal overlap between the application and the concurrent WSIB proceedings.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging sexual harassment, disability discrimination, and reprisals.

She brought a Request for Order During Proceedings to add Metro Municipal Recycling Services Inc. as a respondent.

The Tribunal granted the request, finding it met the requirements for adding a party and that there was no prejudice.

The respondent Cascades Recovery Inc. brought a Request for Summary Hearing, arguing it was not the applicant's employer.

The Tribunal dismissed the request, noting Cascades had failed to file a full Response as required by the Rules and that a summary hearing was not appropriate given the legal and factual issues.