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Fire department discriminated against visually impaired applicant by failing to accommodate him with firefighting-only duties.
The complainant, a part-time firefighter with a visual impairment, applied for a full-time position.
He was denied employment because his visual impairment prevented him from obtaining a class F licence, which was required to operate the town's ambulance.
The Board of Inquiry found that the requirement to hold a class F licence was prima facie discriminatory.
The respondents failed to establish that the requirement was a bona fide occupational requirement, as they did not properly consider whether the complainant could be accommodated by performing firefighting duties only, without undue hardship.
The Board concluded that the respondents discriminated against the complainant on the basis of disability.
Firefighters' association granted leave to intervene on the issue of an accommodation policy remedy.
In a human rights complaint alleging discrimination in employment because of handicap, the complainant sought a remedy that included the development of an accommodation policy for the respondent.
The adjudicator granted the firefighters' association leave to intervene to make submissions confined to the issue of the accommodation policy, recognizing its significant interest in the terms of such an order.
Firefighters' association granted leave to intervene in human rights complaint regarding accommodation policy remedy.
The Ancaster Professional Firefighters' Association sought leave to intervene in a human rights complaint alleging discrimination in employment because of handicap.
The Commission requested a remedy that included the development of an accommodation policy for the respondent.
The adjudicator granted the Association leave to intervene to make oral and written submissions confined to the issue of the accommodation policy, recognizing its significant interest in the terms of such an order.
