Don Klees v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 HRTO 1417

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Don Klees Applicant

-and-

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: David Muir Date: October 26, 2017 Citation: 2017 HRTO 1417 Indexed as: Klees v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), on May 4, 2017.

2On August 15, 2017 the Tribunal issued a Notice of Intent to Dismiss the Application (“NOID”) because it appeared that the Applicant may be outside of the Tribunal’s jurisdiction to decide. The NOID was sent by regular mail and was not returned to the Tribunal.

3The applicant was directed to provide his written submissions in response to the NOID before May 23, 2017. The applicant was further advised that if he did not provide written submissions by the required time the Tribunal may make its decision based only on the information in the Application or may consider the failure to respond as an abandonment of the Application and dismiss it for that reason. The NOID was sent by regular mail and email to the addresses provided by the applicant.

4The applicant did not respond to the NOID.

5The applicant has not responded to the NOID and the time for doing so has passed. The applicant has not otherwise communicated with the Tribunal.

6In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application. The Application is dismissed.