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41439
Peter Wu v. City of Toronto, et al.
(Ontario) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
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| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-10 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-01-09 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2025-01-09 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2025-01-09 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number COA-23-OM-0341, dated June 10, 2024, is dismissed. Dismissed |
|
| 2024-11-25 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-09-23 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Public access to information form | Peter Wu |
| 2024-09-20 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Missing: Form 23A, Completed on: 2024-11-26, (Printed version due on 2024-09-27) | City of Toronto |
| 2024-09-17 | Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED | |
| 2024-09-05 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Missing: Form 23A, Completed on: 2024-11-26, (Printed version due on 2024-09-12) | Human Right Tribunal of Ontario |
| 2024-09-03 |
Supplemental document, (Letter Form), 5 Volumes Lower court motion, factum and notice of constitutional question, (Printed version filed on 2024-09-04) |
Peter Wu |
| 2024-09-03 | Lower court order - e-filing, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2024-09-04) | Peter Wu |
| 2024-09-03 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: - Amended cover pages naming all the Respondent (Rec'd 2024-09-23) - Public Access to Information Form (Rec'd 2024-09-23), Completed on: 2024-09-26 |
Peter Wu |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wu, Peter | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| City of Toronto | Respondent | Active |
| Toronto Ombudsman | Respondent | Active |
| Toronto City Councillor Nick Mantas | Respondent | Active |
| Toronto Integrity Commissioner | Respondent | Active |
| Zuliani, Paul | Respondent | Active |
| City of Toronto Planning Department | Respondent | Active |
| Human Right Tribunal of Ontario | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Wu, Peter
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: City of Toronto
Counsel
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3C6
Telephone: (416) 392-8047
FAX: (416) 397-5624
Email: Alison.Barclay@toronto.ca
Party: Human Right Tribunal of Ontario
Counsel
Nina Gandhi
15 Grosvenor Street
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2G6
Telephone: (416) 314-2379
Email: mindy.noble@ontario.ca
Party: Toronto Ombudsman
Counsel
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3C6
Telephone: (416) 392-8047
FAX: (416) 397-5624
Email: Alison.Barclay@toronto.ca
Party: Toronto City Councillor Nick Mantas
Counsel
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3C6
Telephone: (416) 392-8047
FAX: (416) 397-5624
Email: Alison.Barclay@toronto.ca
Party: Toronto Integrity Commissioner
Counsel
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3C6
Telephone: (416) 392-8047
FAX: (416) 397-5624
Email: Alison.Barclay@toronto.ca
Party: Zuliani, Paul
Counsel
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3C6
Telephone: (416) 392-8047
FAX: (416) 397-5624
Email: Alison.Barclay@toronto.ca
Party: City of Toronto Planning Department
Counsel
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3C6
Telephone: (416) 392-8047
FAX: (416) 397-5624
Email: Alison.Barclay@toronto.ca
Summary
Keywords
Human rights — Discriminatory practices — Administrative law — Boards and tribunals —Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario — Judicial review — Applicant alleging employees, officials, and council member of City of Toronto unlawfully discriminating against him by refusing to provide service or failing to respond to complaints about service — Human rights tribunal dismissing applicant’s complaints — Whether city fulfilled its duty to offer service to applicant — Whether city’s refusal of service breached Human Rights Code — Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19
Summary
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Applicant Peter Wu brought applications before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, alleging that his rights under the Human Rights Code had been infringed by employees, officials, and a council member of the City of Toronto. Those applications, and Mr. Wu’s requests for reconsideration, were dismissed.
Mr. Wu sought judicial review of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s decisions. The Divisional Court dismissed Mr. Wu’s applications for judicial review. The Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed Mr. Wu’s motion for leave to appeal from the Divisional Court’s judgment.
Lower court rulings
Applications for judicial review dismissed
Court of Appeal for Ontario
COA-23-OM-0341
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed
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