J. Bruce Carr-Harris

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in her medical residency program from 2003 to 2009.

The respondents argued that allegations prior to June 2009 were out of time.

The Tribunal found that allegations from 2003 to 2008 were discrete events with significant temporal gaps, did not form a series of incidents, and the delay was not incurred in good faith.

However, the Tribunal found that allegations from December 2008 onwards formed a series of incidents connected to timely allegations and were within the Tribunal's jurisdiction.

The applicant, a physician in a cardiac surgery residency program, filed a human rights application alleging discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin, and disability.

The respondents requested that the application be deferred pending the outcome of an ongoing academic appeal regarding the applicant's requirement to participate in further remediation.

The Tribunal found that there was significant overlap between the circumstances giving rise to the application and the academic appeal, and that deferral would avoid concurrent proceedings and potential inconsistent findings.

The Tribunal ordered the application deferred until the conclusion of the academic appeal.