Kowcun v. Dickie, 2017 HRTO 1142

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Maxym Kowcun Applicant

-and-

Alan Dickie Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Eban Bayefsky Date: September 1, 2017 Citation: 2017 HRTO 1142 Indexed as: Kowcun v. Dickie

Introduction

1The applicant filed an Application under the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the "Code"), on July 21, 2016.

2On April 25, 2017, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Hearing to the parties confirming that the hearing of the Application would take place on August 25, 2017, commencing at 9:30 a.m. at the Tribunal's hearing centre at 655 Bay Street, 14th Floor, Toronto, Ontario. The Notice was delivered by mail and email to the applicant at the last addresses provided by the applicant and was not returned as undeliverable.

3I am satisfied that the applicant had notice of the hearing.

4The applicant was not in attendance at the commencement of the scheduled hearing. In accordance with its usual practice, the Tribunal waited until 10:00 a.m. before proceeding.

5At 10:00 a.m., the applicant was not in attendance nor had the applicant communicated with the Tribunal to explain the failure to attend.

6In the circumstances, the Application was dismissed as abandoned.

ORDER

7The Application is dismissed as abandoned.