The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of disability.
The respondent requested that the application be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, arguing that its business as a telecommunications contractor for Rogers Communications falls under federal jurisdiction.
Relying on a recent Ontario Labour Relations Board decision involving the same respondent, the Tribunal found that the respondent failed to displace the strong presumption of provincial jurisdiction over labour relations.
The request to dismiss was denied and the application was allowed to proceed.
