HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Coreena Roger
Applicant
-and-
Oceans Fresh Food Market
Respondent
INTERIM DECISION
Adjudicator: Ena Chadha
Indexed as: Roger v. Oceans Fresh Food Market
1The applicant filed this Application on July 25, 2013, under section 34 of the Ontario Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), alleging discrimination and reprisal in employment.
2On August 14, 2013, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Application to the respondent in which it directed that a Response to the Application must be filed with the Tribunal not later than September 18, 2013.
3As of the date of this Interim Decision the respondent has not filed a Response, nor has the Tribunal’s correspondence to it been returned.
4An application to the Tribunal starts a legal proceeding. A finding that a violation of the Code has occurred may lead to various orders, including monetary compensation, other forms of restitution to the applicant, and orders to take action to promote compliance with the Code. Failure to file a response or participate in a Tribunal proceeding may lead to orders against individual and corporate respondents without their participation.
5The respondent’s attention is drawn to Rule 5.5 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure which reads as follows:
Where an Application is delivered to a Respondent who does not respond to the Application, the Tribunal may:
a) deem the Respondent to have accepted all of the allegations in the Application;
b) proceed to deal with the Application without further notice to the Respondent;
c) deem the Respondent to have waived all rights with respect to further notice or participation in the proceeding;
d) decide the matter based only on the material before the Tribunal.
6The applicant has provided both an address and a facsimile number for the respondent. The Tribunal shall send a copy of this Interim Decision to the respondent by courier, mail, and facsimile delivery.
7If the respondent wishes to participate in this proceeding, it shall file a Response with the Tribunal within 14 days of the date of this Interim Decision, together with an explanation of why the Response was not filed in accordance with the Notice of Application. If a Response is not received, the Tribunal may proceed without further notice to the respondent and may take any or all of the steps set out in Rule 5.5.
8I am not seized of this matter.
Dated at Toronto, this 2nd day of October, 2013.
“Signed by”
Ena Chadha
Vice-chair