Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
B E T W E E N:
Amanda Hill
Applicant
-and-
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services (Ontario Provincial Police) and Hotse DeJong
Respondents
INTERIM DECISION
Adjudicator: Sheri Price
Indexed as: Hill v. Ontario (Community Safety and Correctional Services)
1This is an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), alleging that the respondents infringed the applicant’s rights under the Code.
2The applicant has asked that the Tribunal defer consideration of the Application, pending the resolution of a grievance filed on her behalf by her trade union, the Ontario Provincial Police Association, with respect to the issues raised in the human rights Application.
3The respondents agree that there is an outstanding grievance that raises the same issues and facts as the Application. The respondents consent to the applicant’s request that the Application be deferred.
4Having regard to all of the circumstances, including the fact that there is an ongoing grievance that raises the same facts and issues as the Application and the consent of the parties, the Tribunal finds it appropriate to defer consideration of this Application, pursuant to Rule 14 of its Rules of Procedure, pending the conclusion of the grievance and arbitration procedure in respect of the applicant’s grievance.
5The Tribunal directs the parties’ attention to Rules 14.3 and 14.4 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure, which provides that a request that the Application be reactivated by the Tribunal must be made no later than 60 days after the completion of the other proceeding.
6The parties’ attention is also drawn to s.45.1 of the Code which provides that the Tribunal may dismiss an Application where the substance of it has been appropriately dealt with in another proceeding.
Dated at Toronto, this 12th day of February, 2014.
Sheri Price
Vice-chair