A number of our Firm's recent
blogs have painted a picture of what consequences arise when an
employer is found to have violated the Human Rights Code
with respect to its employees. Hopefully by now you have a
better understanding of how to ensure your company and its
employees do not engage in discriminatory conduct in the workplace,
but you might not know what to do if you are named in an
Application to the Human Rights Tribunal. The following is a
brief primer for responding to a Human Rights Application in
Ontario.
Timeline for Filing a Response
If an Application is filed against
you or your company, the Tribunal will deliver you a copy of the
Application and a notice directing you to file a Response within 35
days. The Response is completed on the Tribunal's Form 2,
and can be submitted online or by conventional paper
delivery. Your Response is delivered to the Tribunal only,
and the Tribunal will forward a copy to the Applicant. Upon
receiving the
