In two recent landmark decisions, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) and the Divisional Court both confirmed what most human rights practitioners have suspected for some time: human rights tribunals do not have supervisory or appellate jurisdiction over complaints made under human rights legislation that were dealt with by other tribunals.
On October 4, 2011, the OBA Administrative Law Section presented its popular Annual Update on Judicial Review. Chaired by Chris Bredt (Borden Ladner Gervais LLP) and Jeff Cowan (WeirFoulds LLP), the program featured insightful talks by Sara Blake (Counsel with the Ministry of the Attorney General) and Dean Lorne Sossin (Osgoode Hall Law School), who explored two major themes emerging from the development of administrative law over the last year: the review of administrative activity within the context of a civil action, and the judiciary’s attempt to appreciate the “real world” of administrative justice.
The Administrative Law Section co-hosted this program on June 10, 2011. The program was co-chaired by Stuart Rudner (Miller Thomson LLP) Chair of the Labour and Employment Section, Geri Sanson (Sanson Law Office) Executive Member of the Human Rights, Constitutional and Civil Liberties Section, and Andrew Wray (Pinto Wray James LLP), Executive Member of the Administrative Law Section. The program was a resounding success, and well attended by in-person and webcast participants.
Administrative Law is published by the Administrative Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association. Members are encouraged to submit articles. The articles that appear in this publication represent the opinions of the authors. They do not represent or embody any official position of, or statement by, the OBA except where this may be specifically indicated; nor do they attempt to set forth definitive practice standards or to provide legal advice. Precedents and other material contained herein are intended to be used thoughtfully, as nothing in the work relieves readers of their responsibility to consider it in the light of their own professional skill and judgment.
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