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- Divisional Court Dismissed Judicial Review of Weilgosh – HRTO continues to have Concurrent Jurisdiction over Human Rights Matters for Unionized Employees alongside Labour Arbitrators in Ontario
On October 10, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released their decision in Northern Regional Health Authority v. Horrocks.[i] With respect to Manitoba and that particular statutory regime and legislative history, the Supreme Court found that labour arbitrators have exclusive jurisdiction of human r … Read more »
- HRTO Releases Weilgosh – Tribunal has Concurrent Jurisdiction for Unionized Employees
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario finds that it has concurrent jurisdiction for human rights matters alongside labour arbitrators for human rights allegations from unionized employees in Ontario in provincially-regulated workplaces. Read more »
- Human Rights in Ontario post-Horrocks
By: Wade Poziomka, Paul Champ & David Baker Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in Northern Regional Health Authority v. Horrocks, 2021 SCC 423. Since its release, some commentary on this decision has claimed that the jurisdiction of human rights tribunals is ousted in fav … Read more »
- 2018: New High Water Mark in General Damages at the HRTO
2018 has been a significant year so far at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in terms of remedies. Over the past decade or so, damages for compensation for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect, have traditionally been between $10,000 and $20,000. The high water mark was less than $50,000. … Read more »
- HRTO Inappropriately Releases Individuals as Respondents in Human Rights Applications – When Did an Organizational Respondent become Sufficient?
The Ontario Human Rights Code’s preamble states its purpose, in part, is “the creation of a climate of understanding and mutual respect for the dignity and worth of each person”. The Code is not intended to “punish” a person or company that engages in discrimination. Rather it is remedial or restora … Read more »