HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Renée Hinds
Applicant
-and-
Vanier Centre for Women
Respondent
DECISION
Adjudicator: Ena Chadha
Indexed as: Hinds v. Vanier Centre for Women
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 August 25, 2010 and the respondent filed a Response on October 1, 2010.
2On September 29, 2011, counsel for the applicant advised the Tribunal that they were no longer representing the applicant and provided the applicant’s contact information, which was the alternate contact information provided for the applicant in the Application.
3On November 20, 2011, the Tribunal sent its Notice of Confirmation of Hearing to both parties. The Tribunal forwarded the Notice to the address provided by the applicant’s former counsel and as noted in the Application. The Notice set out the deadlines the parties were required to meet in order to satisfy their disclosure obligations.
4On January 23, 2012, the Tribunal received correspondence from counsel for respondent advising that their courier was unable to effect delivery of their disclosure package to the applicant’s address. Counsel noted that the applicant had failed to provide her disclosure to the respondents in accordance with the Tribunal deadline.
5On February 17, 2012, the Tribunal sent a letter to the applicant providing a copy of the correspondence from counsel for the respondent. The Tribunal’s letter indicated that a Case Processing Officer attempted to contact the applicant via telephone through the number provided for the applicant’s alternate contact; however, a recording stated that the telephone number does not receive incoming calls.
6The Tribunal’s letter provided the applicant with a new deadline for delivery of her disclosure materials. The letter advised the applicant that pursuant to Rule 1.13 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure, all parties are required to notify the Tribunal and other parties of any change in contact information. The letter also noted that, in accordance with Rule 5.4, the Tribunal may finally determine an Application without further notice to any person who cannot be contacted by the Tribunal according to the contact information provided to the Tribunal by that person. The letter further stated that if the applicant did not communicate with the Tribunal to confirm her contact information by February 29, 2012, that also being the new deadline for her disclosure materials, the Tribunal may deem the Application abandoned.
7The applicant has not contacted or corresponded with the Tribunal about her intentions, has not provided the Tribunal with her current contact information and has failed to satisfy her disclosure obligations.
8In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application.
9Accordingly, the Application is dismissed.
Dated at Toronto, this 14^th^ day of March, 2012.
”Signed by”
Ena Chadha
Vice-chair