Ontario Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal
PEHT Case No: 0165-21-PE
Applicant: Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, District 17 Respondent: Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
Before: M. David Ross, Chair
Decision of the Tribunal: April 25, 2023
This is an application under the Pay Equity Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.7 as amended (“the Act”).
A hearing date is scheduled for April 26, 2023, to address the respondent’s preliminary objections. Unfortunately, due to a family emergency, this hearing date must be adjourned.
There is a storied history of events leading to this application going back almost two decades. Pre-hearing conferences were held in February and October 2022. At the last pre-hearing conference, the parties agreed to a schedule to provide written submissions with respect to the preliminary issue. The parties also agreed to delay exchanging particulars on the merits until after the determination of the preliminary issue.
By May 8, 2023, the parties are directed to consult with one another and confirm with the Tribunal whether they are available to have the April 26, 2023 hearing date rescheduled to one of the following dates in 2023:
May 24, 31
June 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, or 15
- If the parties are not available on any of the dates set out above, the Tribunal will determine the preliminary issue based on their written submissions pursuant to Rule 67 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Practice.
“M. David Ross”
M. David Ross, Chair