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Human Rights (Ont) - Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO)

. Donovan v. Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

In Donovan v. Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Div Court, 2023) the Divisional Court considered a JR against an HRTO decision that a 'Contravention of Settlement' ("COS") had been brought past the applicable limitation period. In this brief quote, the court cites the broad procedural initiative that the HRTO has under it's Rules:

[42] The timeliness issue was raised by the HRTO. While the Police Respondents did not challenge the timeliness of the Applicant’s contravention of settlement allegations at the preliminary hearing, the HRTO is the master of its own process and is entitled to take any action that it determines appropriate, including on its own initiative. [13: HRTO Rules of Procedure, Rule 1.7 and Rule 13.]