The Human Rights Hearing

Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, a hearing takes place before a tribunal consisting of a single individual known as a board of inquiry. These boards of inquiry are selected from a list of individuals and are appointed on a case-by-case basis. They have complete authority to set their own procedure relating to the hearing of the complaint and have a great deal of discretion with respect to what evidence may or may not be admitted at the hearing.

Human rights hearings under the Canadian Human Rights Act take place before a tribunal composed of no more than three individuals. These tribunals, like their Ontario counter parts, have complete authority to set their own procedure and have significant discretion in deciding what evidence may be admitted at the hearing.

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