Veetland Knight v. Poly Nova Technologies Inc., 2011 HRTO 1283

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Veetland Knight

Applicant

-and-

Poly Nova Technologies Inc.

Respondent

Decision

Adjudicator: Douglas Sanderson

Date: July 5, 2011

Citation: 2011 HRTO 1283

Indexed as: Knight v. Poly Nova Technologies Inc.

APPEARANCES BY

Veetland Knight, Applicant ) No one appearing

Poly Nova Technologies Inc., Respondent ) Robert Dowhan, Counsel

1This is an Application alleging discrimination in employment because of disability, contrary to the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”). The Tribunal scheduled a hearing for June 29, 2011, commencing at 9:30 a.m. at the Tribunal’s hearing centre in Toronto.

2The applicant was not present at the hearing. Where a party does not attend a scheduled hearing, the Tribunal may proceed in that party’s absence. In accordance with its usual practice, the Tribunal waited until 10:05 a.m. before proceeding. I informed the respondents that I would dismiss the matter as abandoned with a written decision to follow and I excused the respondents at 10:10 a.m.

3I am satisfied that the applicant had notice of the hearing. The Tribunal sent a Notice of Confirmation of Hearing to the applicant’s address listed in the Application and the document was not returned to the Tribunal.

4In view of the applicant’s non-attendance at the hearing, the Application is hereby dismissed.