Appeal from decision of Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board regarding whether a complainant under employment legislation could release an employer with respect to wrongdoing that occurred in the past and is personal to the complainant rather than systemic in nature. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Labour and employment boards – Appeals – Employment – Termination ...
A court upheld the Human Rights Tribunal’s decision to dismiss portions of the petitioner’s complaint on the basis that it was late filed and the alleged facts in relation to those portions could not form part of a continuing contravention. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Human Rights Tribunal – Human rights complaints – Discrimination ...
Application for judicial review of the Canadian Human Rights Commission’s decision to dismiss a complaint against applicant’s employer dismissed. Court rejected arguments that Commission’s investigation was insufficiently thorough due to investigator not listening to recordings of witness interviews conducted by applicant, and that investigator had prejudged case and was biased against applicant. Administrative Law – Decisions ...
BC Supreme Court dismissed petition for judicial review in respect of Human Rights Tribunal’s decision to summarily dismiss a complaint of sexual discrimination on the basis that the alleged contraventions occurred more than six months before the complaint was filed. Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Discrimination – Employment law – Human rights ...
Appeal from decision under Alberta Human Rights Act that school discriminated against students by prohibiting them from performing prayer on campus. Administrative law – Compliance with legislation – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Discrimination – Duty to Accommodate – Failure to provide reasons – Human Rights Commission – Human rights complaints – Judicial Review – ...
An application for judicial review of the Human Rights Commission’s decision to direct a complaint for further inquiry by the Tribunal following an investigation was granted because the investigation was not sufficiently thorough. The matter was returned to the investigator with directions. Administrative law – Age – Correctness – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Discrimination ...
An Alberta Human Rights Tribunal found that the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (the “Association”) discriminated against Mr. Mihaly, a Czechoslovakian educated engineer, by requiring him to write examinations to confirm his academic credentials and failing to recognize his education as equivalent to an engineering degree from an accredited university. The tribunal ...
The Appellant veterinary student (Mr. Hebron) was unsuccessful in appealing a Chambers Judge’s decision. On application by the Respondent University of Saskatchewan and the Associate Dean (Dr. Grahn), the Chambers Judge had quashed Mr. Hebron’s complaint to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission. Administrative law – Correctness – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Disability – Discrimination ...
Appeal from dismissal of claim against public school board for breach of freedom of religious expression in relation to proselytizing on school grounds. Administrative law – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Compliance with legislation – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Discrimination – Freedom of Religion – Human Rights – Judicial Review – Parental Rights ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Human Rights Commission – Human Rights complaints – Discrimination – Sexual orientation – Investigations – Judicial review – Evidence – Fresh evidence – admissibility J.D. v. Nova Scotia (Human Rights Commission), [2015] N.S.J. No. 323, 2015 NSSC 225, Nova Scotia Supreme Court, July 29, 2015, J.L. Chipman ...
