The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a worker’s application alleging discrimination based on disability under the Ontario Human Rights Code due to a lack of evidence showing a connection between the worker’s disability and an employer’s refusal to hire him.
The worker was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1256. On Feb. 13, 2018, he participated in an onboarding orientation, with eight other union members, at a worksite operated by Kel-Gor Limited, an industrial contractor and fabricator in Sarnia, Ont. The onboarding orientation was for employment opportunities at the worksite and was conducted by Kel-Gor’s safety advisor.
The worker had previously worked for Kel-Gor in 2015 and 2017. On both occasions, he participated in the company’s onboarding orientation.
