HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Jonathan Guider
Applicant
-and-
Craigwood Youth Services, Graham Ashbourne,
Kathryn Hogan, Lothar Liehman, and Sherri Whitman
Respondents
DECISION
Adjudicator: Alan G. Smith
Indexed as: Guider v. Craigwood Youth Services
1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), on March 30, 2009, alleging discrimination and reprisal in employment and membership in vocational associations on the basis of disability, sex, and family status.
2On May 14, 2009, the Tribunal sent the Application and a Notice of Intent to Defer to the respondent and the applicant’s union. The Tribunal invited the parties and the union to make submissions regarding the issue of deferral. Submissions were due on or about May 28, 2009; however, none were received from either the applicant or the union.
3The respondent filed submissions on May 28, 2009, and provided copies of the grievance form and arbitration materials. The respondent submitted that the allegations contained in the present Application were also the subject of the ongoing grievance arbitration.
4The Application was deferred pending the conclusion of the applicant’s grievance proceeding: See 2009 HRTO 1363 dated August 31, 2009.
5By correspondence dated November 29, 2010, the Registrar directed the applicant to advise the Tribunal of his intentions with respect to his Application. The applicant was further advised that if he did not respond within 30 days of the date of the correspondence, the Tribunal would deem the Application abandoned and the close its file. The applicant has not responded to the Tribunal’s correspondence.
6In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application.
7The Application is dismissed.
Dated at Toronto, this 14th day of February, 2011.
“Signed by”
Alan G. Smith
Member