Suzanne Porter

The applicant, a truck driver, filed a human rights application alleging discrimination and reprisal against his former employer, a recycling company.

The respondents brought a preliminary motion arguing the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction because the employer's operations involved continuous and regular transportation of materials to the United States.

The Tribunal agreed, finding that the undertaking fell under federal jurisdiction pursuant to s. 92(10)(a) of the Constitution Act, 1867.

The application was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

The applicant School Board sought judicial review of two OLRB decisions that allowed a union to proceed with a construction grievance despite referring it to arbitration four months past the collective agreement's 14-day deadline.

The OLRB vice-chair had ruled the timelines were directory and that the OLRB had broad discretion under s. 133 of the Labour Relations Act to extend them.

The Divisional Court quashed the decisions, holding that the collective agreement's timelines were mandatory and that neither s. 48(16) nor s. 133 of the Act granted the OLRB jurisdiction to extend the time for referring a grievance to arbitration.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of disability.

The applicant failed to comply with Tribunal directions regarding disclosure and witness lists, and failed to appear at the scheduled hearing.

The respondents attended with six witnesses ready to proceed.

The Tribunal dismissed the application due to the applicant's failure to attend and provide evidence in support of his allegations.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging reprisal.

The Tribunal had previously deferred the application pending the outcome of related transitional applications.

Following the dismissal of those transitional applications for delay, the Tribunal lifted the deferral, allowing the current application to proceed.

The Tribunal also issued case management directions regarding the applicant's request to add new respondents and the respondents' request to dismiss the application, ordering the exchange of further submissions.