Grace Vacarelli

The applicant filed a Request to Expedite her human rights application alleging discrimination regarding accommodation for a disability.

The applicant provided a declaration stating she is in hospice care and considered terminal.

The respondents did not respond to the request.

The Tribunal granted the request in part, finding that the applicant's terminal illness constituted urgent circumstances requiring expedition to ensure a fair and just resolution.

The Tribunal abridged the time for the respondents to file their Responses to 7 days and offered to schedule an early mediation if the respondents agreed.

The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination with respect to employment because of disability, claiming harassment during disability leave and failure to accommodate.

The respondent requested deferral of the application pending the outcome of the applicant's WSIB appeal regarding initial entitlement to benefits.

The Tribunal denied the deferral request, finding that the WSIB appeal focused on causation of the injury, while the human rights application focused on alleged discrimination and failure to accommodate, meaning the subject matters were distinct.

The Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GO Transit) brought a request to be removed as a respondent to an application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of disability.

Bombardier Inc. confirmed it was the applicant's employer at all material times.

The applicant, who had recently died, consented to the request through counsel.

The Tribunal granted the request to remove GO Transit as a respondent and directed the applicant's brother to provide documentation confirming his authority to act for the applicant's estate.