HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Jennifer Adams
Applicant
-and-
SNC - Lavalin Operations &Maintenance Inc. and Bill Mindenhall
Respondents
INTERIM DECISION
Adjudicator: David Muir
Indexed as: Adams v. SNC-Lavalin Operations &Maintenance Inc.
1This Application alleges discrimination with respect to goods, facilities or services because of disability contrary to the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.19, as amended (the “Code”).
2In a Case Assessment Direction issued on May 13, 2016 the Tribunal directed that a summary hearing be held in this case.
3On August 17, 2016 the applicant sought an adjournment of the Application. This request was denied in Interim Decision 2015 HRTO 1147 issued on August 29, 2016.
4On October 1, 2016 the applicant sought a three week adjournment of the summary hearing citing the late filing of two Decisions the respondent intends to rely on at the summary hearing.
5The request to adjourn is denied. While the respondent ought to have filed these two Decisions weeks earlier as indicated in the CAD establishing the summary hearing, the fact is that this additional material includes two Decisions. I am not satisfied that it is necessary to adjourn the summary hearing in the circumstances. If the applicant requires further time to address them the Tribunal will entertain a request to file written submissions by the explaining how these cases affect her case and the issues raised in the summary hearing.
6I am not seized.
Dated at Toronto, this 4th day of October, 2016.
“Signed By”
David Muir
Vice-chair