Ankrah v. Ontario (Community Safety and Correctional Services), 2017 HRTO 1569

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Prince Ankrah Applicant

-and-

Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of Ontario as represented by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Respondent

INTERIM DECISION

Adjudicator: Laurie Letheren Date: November 28, 2017 Citation: 2017 HRTO 1569 Indexed as: Ankrah v. Ontario (Community Safety and Correctional Services)

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS

Prince Ankrah, Applicant Self-represented

Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of Ontario as represented by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Respondent Jinan Kubursi, Counsel

Introduction

1This Interim Decision addresses the applicant’s Request for an Order During Proceedings (“Request”) to amend his Application. The applicant is seeking to increase the monetary remedies sought to $15,000.

2The respondent does not oppose this Request.

3In determining requests to amend applications, the Tribunal generally considers the nature of the proposed amendments, the reasons for the amendments, the timing of the request to amend, and the prejudice to the respondent. See, for example, Odell v. TTC, [2001] OHRBID No. 2; Dube v. Canadian Career College, 2008 HRTO 336; Wozenilek v. 7-Eleven Canada Inc., 2009 HRTO 926.

4Having considered these factors, I grant the applicant’s request to amend the Application. The applicant is not seeking to add new grounds of discrimination or add new parties. Remedies are awarded by the Tribunal after a finding of discrimination and after hearing submissions on appropriate remedies. I find that there is not prejudice to the respondent in granting this amendment.

ORDER

5The Application is amended to increase the monetary remedy requested to $15,000.

6I am not seized.