Beaven v. MasterBedroom Inc., 2017 HRTO 1573

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Joshua Beaven Applicant

-and-

MasterBedroom Inc. Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Jo-Anne Pickel Date: November 29, 2017 Citation: 2017 HRTO 1573 Indexed as: Beaven v. MasterBedroom Inc.

1The applicant filed an Application alleging that the respondent violated Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H. 19, as amended.

2On June 19, 2017 the Tribunal issued a Notice of Mediation to the parties confirming that the Tribunal scheduled a mediation of the Application on September 27, 2017. The Tribunal sent the Notice to the applicant by mail and email to the addresses provided by the applicant in the Application and it was not returned as undeliverable.

3The applicant did not attend the scheduled mediation and he did not communicate with the Tribunal to explain the failure to attend.

4On September 28, 2017 the Tribunal wrote the applicant directing him to advise it of his intentions with respect to the Application. The letter warned the applicant that the Tribunal might consider a failure to respond to the letter in writing within ten days as an abandonment of the Application. The Tribunal sent the September 28, 2017 letter to the applicant by mail and email to the addresses provided by the applicant in the Application and it was not returned as undeliverable.

5The applicant has not responded to the Tribunal’s correspondence and the time for doing so has passed.

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

ORDER

7For the above reasons, the Application is dismissed.