Maureen A. Houston

The applicant, a former municipal employee, sought judicial review of a Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal decision that upheld the respondent municipality's pay equity plan.

The applicant challenged various factual findings, including the exclusion of certain male comparators, the treatment of non-monetary benefits, and the tribunal's refusal to order production of allegedly privileged legal advice.

Applying the Vavilov framework, the Divisional Court found the tribunal's decision to be reasonable, transparent, and intelligible, noting that the court's role is not to reweigh evidence.

The application for judicial review was dismissed.

The applicant in a human rights proceeding alleging discrimination in employment based on disability filed a Request for Order During Proceedings seeking the production of various documents.

The Tribunal ordered the production of certain documents agreed to by the respondent, but denied the production of standard workload formulas for other professors, documents relating to speculative changes in employment status, and security records falling under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, over which the Tribunal lacks jurisdiction.

The respondent employer requested an order requiring the applicant to consent to the release of her occupational health file held by a third-party provider.

The applicant had alleged failure to accommodate her disability but refused to release the records.

The Tribunal found that the respondent needed the records to meaningfully respond to the application and ordered the applicant to sign a consent form waiving confidentiality.