5 total
Human rights application dismissed as abandoned after applicant failed to attend the scheduled hearing.
The applicant failed to attend the scheduled hearing of his human rights application.
Prior to the hearing, the applicant's requests for an adjournment, change of venue, and production of documents were denied.
On the morning of the hearing, the applicant sent an email indicating he might not attend due to an unparticularized medical appointment and filed a second request for reconsideration.
The Tribunal found no reasonable explanation for the applicant's failure to attend, dismissed the application as abandoned, and denied the second request for reconsideration.
Request to expedite application alleging breach of settlement regarding disability accommodations during incarceration granted.
The applicant filed an application alleging that the respondent breached a settlement agreement regarding disability accommodations during his incarcerations.
The applicant requested to expedite the application, arguing that he is likely to be incarcerated again soon and that the respondent's failure to provide self-care equipment causes serious harm.
The Tribunal granted the request to expedite, finding that the circumstances were truly urgent given the applicant's health issues and the potential for serious physical and mental harm.
Human rights application dismissed as abandoned after applicant failed to attend summary hearing.
The applicant filed a human rights application but failed to attend the scheduled summary hearing by teleconference.
The Tribunal waited 30 minutes before proceeding.
As the applicant did not appear and there was no further communication, the application was dismissed as abandoned.
Human rights application alleging Fire Code discriminated against disabled persons dismissed after applicant conceded otherwise.
The applicant filed an application alleging that the Ontario Fire Code discriminated on the basis of disability.
The Tribunal directed a summary hearing to determine if the application had a reasonable prospect of success.
Following the hearing, the applicant conceded that the Fire Code provides for the safety of disabled persons and that he had been misled by his municipal Fire chief.
Given this concession, the Tribunal found the application had no reasonable prospect of success and dismissed it.
Human rights application deferred on consent pending conclusion of concurrent grievance proceedings.
The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination and reprisal in employment.
The applicant also had four outstanding grievances related to the same subject matter and requested that the Tribunal defer the application.
The respondents supported the deferral.
The Tribunal deferred the application pending the conclusion of the grievance proceedings to avoid concurrent proceedings and the possibility of inconsistent decisions.
