HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Paul Wright
Applicant
-and-
Gail Park Cottagers Association
Respondents
DECISION
Adjudicator: Geneviève Debané
Indexed as: Wright v. Gail Park Cottagers Association
WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
Paul Wright, Applicant
Self-represented
1This Application filed on September 19, 2014 alleges that the applicant has been reprised against contrary to the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”). The Application has not yet been delivered to the respondents.
2On October 9, 2014, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss the Application on the basis that the Application is outside of the jurisdiction of the Tribunal because it did not appear that the allegations related to “claiming or enforcing a right under the Code; instituting or participating in proceedings under the Code; or, refusing to infringe the right of another person under the Code [s. 8].”
3The applicant filed submissions in support of his position that the issues raised in the Application fell within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
DECISION
4Having reviewed the Application and the submissions filed by the applicant, I find it is plain and obvious that this Application does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
5The allegations span a number of years and involve various disputes between the applicant and the respondent with respect to the use and enjoyment of the trailer park facilities, which are operated by the respondent. There is at least one proceeding at the Landlord and Tenant Board and two Court proceedings referred to in the applicant’s materials. Though the applicant has also named some members of the Board of Directors, I have exercised my discretion, in light of the fact that this Application does not fall within the Tribunal’s jurisdiction, not to include their names in the title of proceedings.
6However, the applicant has not explained when he claimed or sought the enforcement of a right under the Code; instituted or participated in proceedings under the Code; or, refused to infringe the right of another person under the Code. Further, though the applicant repeatedly raises allegations of harassment and discrimination in his narratives he does not identify or link these allegations to any Code grounds.
7In these circumstances, there are simply no allegations in support of the applicant’s position that he has been reprised against by the respondent as contemplated by the Code. I find, therefore, that the subject-matter of this Application does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
8The Application is dismissed. A copy of this Decision and the Application will be delivered to all of the named respondents.
Dated at Toronto, this 27th day of November, 2014.
“Signed by”
Geneviève Debané
Vice-chair