Re Metropolitan Toronto Board of Commissioners of Police et al. and Ontario Human Rights Commission et al.

1979 CanLII 1840 (ON SC)Decided Human rights - Employment

Human Rights Employment: Probationary Constable Dismissal Case

Summary

A human rights case involving a probationary police constable who was dismissed by the Metropolitan Toronto Board of Commissioners of Police. The issue centered on whether the board of inquiry had jurisdiction to hear the complaint under the Ontario Human Rights Code and whether the board of commissioners could be considered a 'person' under the Code.

Key Factors

  • discriminatory dismissal
  • Ontario Human Rights Code
  • jurisdiction of board of inquiry
  • non-traditional employment relationships
  • statutory interpretation

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