The Application by a Claimant (“Rowel”) for judicial review of a decision of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission (the “Commission”) was dismissed where the Court found that the investigation into Rowel’s complaint was conducted neutrally and thoroughly

28. July 2009 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Human Rights Commission – Human rights complaints – Disability – Duty to accommodate – Investigations – Role of Investigator – Procedural fairness – Judicial review – Bias – Failure to provide reasons Rowel v. Union Centre Inc., [2009] M.J. No. 215, Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, May ...

The action by a real estate appraiser (“Egerton”) seeking to set aside the decision of the Appeal Board of the Appraisal Institute of Canada (“AIC”), which had confirmed the discipline of reprimand imposed on Egerton by the Adjudicating Committee of the AIC, was allowed where the Court found that AIC did not conduct the disciplinary process in a fair, open and impartial manner

25. March 2008 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Investigations – Role of investigator – Real estate appraisers – Disciplinary proceedings – Judicial review – Natural justice – Procedural requirements and fairness Egerton v. Appraisal Institute of Canada, [2008] O.J. No. 379, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, February 5, 2008, W. U. Tausendfreund The AIC is ...

The Court dismissed an appeal from a reviewing judge’s decision upholding a decision of the chief commissioner of the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission to refer a complaint to a hearing panel of the Commission. The reviewing judge had correctly found that the chief commissioner’s decision was reasonable.

25. October 2005 0
Administrative law – Human rights complaints – Discrimination – Race – Pay equity – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Human Rights Commission – Jurisdiction – Investigations – Evidence – Role of investigator – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Economic Development Edmonton v. Wong, [2005] A.J. No. 1051, Alberta Court of ...