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Request to dismiss or defer human rights application denied as parallel civil action involved unrelated negligence claim.
The respondents requested that the human rights application be dismissed or deferred under section 34(11) of the Human Rights Code, arguing that the applicant had commenced a parallel civil proceeding.
The Tribunal found that the civil proceeding was a negligence claim for a slip and fall, with no overlapping human rights facts or remedies sought.
The Tribunal also denied the respondents' request for early production of the applicant's medical records, finding it premature as the Notice of Hearing had not yet been issued.
The respondents' Request for Order During Proceedings was denied.
Motion to amend remedies and add interrelated corporate entity as respondent granted.
The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of disability.
She brought a Request for Order During Proceedings to amend the remedies sought in her application and to add the Centre for Rational Learning Inc. as a respondent, arguing it was interrelated with her employer, Haydon Youth Services Inc. The Tribunal granted the request to amend the remedies, noting the passage of time since the application was filed.
The Tribunal also granted the request to add the Centre as a respondent, finding no prejudice to the respondents and noting the interrelated nature of the two corporations.
