Maxwell v. Cooper-Standard Automotive Canada Limited, 2012 HRTO 1368

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Stacey Maxwell Applicant

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Cooper-Standard Automotive Canada Limited Respondent

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CAW-Canada, Office of the Employer Advisor, Human Rights Legal Support Centre, Ontario Human Rights Commission and Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario Intervenors

INTERIM DECISION

Adjudicator: Naomi Overend Date: July 11, 2012 Citation: 2012 HRTO 1368 Indexed as: Maxwell v. Cooper-Standard Automotive Canada Limited

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS

Office of the Employer Advisor, Intervenor Michael Zacks, Counsel

Human Rights Legal Support Centre, Intervenor Jo-Ann Seamon, Counsel

Ontario Human Rights Commission, Intervenor Cathy Pike, Counsel

Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario, Intervenor Maryth Yachnin, Counsel

1The Office of the Employer Advisor, Human Rights Legal Support Centre, Ontario Human Rights Commission and Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario seek leave to Intervene with respect to the issue of whether the Tribunal should dismiss this Application under s. 45.1 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended.

2The Requests for leave are both unopposed and appropriate in light of the nature of the issue. Accordingly, the Office of the Employer Advisor, Human Rights Legal Support Centre, Ontario Human Rights Commission and Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario are granted leave to intervene.

3The Registrar will schedule a one-hour teleconference with the parties and intervenors to address the evidence to be called at the October 2, 2012 hearing and the scope of the intervention.