Jackson v. Ontario (Community and Social Services), 2014 HRTO 1115

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

John Jackson

Complainant

-and-

Ontario Human Rights Commission

Commission

-and-

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by

the Minister of Community and Social Services

Respondent

interim DECISION

Adjudicator: Jo-Anne Pickel

Date: July 29, 2014

Citation: 2014 HRTO 1115

Indexed as: Jackson v. Ontario (Community and Social Services)

1The complaint alleged discrimination because of disability contrary to the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), in the special diet allowance provided under Ontario’s social assistance system. In a Case Assessment Direction (“CAD”) dated April 3, 2014, the complainant was directed to provide material and submissions by May 16, 2014 in support of the following claims in the complaint: food allergies-eggs and chronic constipation. The CAD advised the complainant that if he did not provide these materials the above claims would be dismissed as abandoned.

2The complainant has not filed any materials nor communicated with the Tribunal in any manner about the above claims.

ORDER

3For the above reasons, the complainant’s claims in relation to food allergies-eggs and chronic constipation are dismissed. This Interim Decision does not affect the complainant’s claims in relation to hyperlipidemia, hypertension, osteoporosis, food allergies-milk and wheat which remain the subject of settlement discussions between the parties.