HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Isabelle Roberts
Applicant
-and-
Extendicare (Canada) Inc.
Respondent
DECISION
Adjudicator: Paul Aterman
Indexed as: Roberts v. Extendicare (Canada) Inc.
APPEARANCES
Isabelle Roberts, Applicant
No one appearing
Extendicare (Canada) Inc., Respondent
Mary Kokosis, Counsel
1This Application alleges discrimination with respect to services because of age contrary to the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”).
2Because of the nature of the allegations made in this Application and the absence of any apparent connection between the allegations and a ground of discrimination under the Code, the Tribunal directed that a summary hearing would be held by teleconference on June 25, 2014 to determine if there was no reasonable prospect that the Application would succeed.
3The parties were provided notice of the summary hearing through a Confirmation of Hearing dated February 7, 2104. The applicant was informed that if she did not participate in the hearing her Application could be declared abandoned.
4The applicant did not dial in to the teleconference at the scheduled time of 9:30 on June 25, 2014. As is the practice of the Tribunal, she was given a grace period of an additional 30 minutes, but did not dial in during that time either.
5I have no reason to believe that the applicant did not receive notice of the summary hearing or the potential consequence of not participating. As she has not participated in the summary hearing despite having been given notice, her Application is declared abandoned.
order
6The Application is dismissed.
Dated at Toronto, this 26th day of June, 2014.
“Signed by”
Paul Aterman
Vice-chair