Significant Changes to the Human Rights Tribunal’s Rules – Kelly McDermott and Jeremy Schwartz

Frank Portman discusses a recent, significant decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario concerning remedies and mental illness in…

Ryan Conlin and Frank Portman discuss the disturbing trend of increasingly large general damages awards in human rights litigation.

It has been a year since the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola (“Figliola”). In…

Obese Resident Awarded Preferred Parking Space – Jeremy D. Schwartz

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The Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) was recently amended to add “gender identity or gender expression” as a ground of discrimination….

Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced this morning that the Ontario government would introduce new legislation aimed at increasing pay transparency as…

In 2020, employers were faced with unprecedented legal challenges brought on by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the courts and tribunals issued…

When employees allege harassment in human rights complaints, they often refer to the creation of a “poisoned work environment.”  A…

Date: Mar 28. 2022 The Ontario Government has proposed significant legislative changes that may impact how accident investigations and enforcement…

Among the amendments to Ontario’s human rights system in the past few years was the creation of a summary hearings…

After 19 years of protracted litigation, the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has now awarded a former employee of Mobil…

When is an owner also an “employee”?  The Supreme Court of Canada recently rendered a decision on the question of…

 Controlling Costs in Defending Human Rights Complaints – Joe Morrison