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| Cane v. Jaytex of Canada Limited, 2024 HRTO 1705 | HRTO November 2024 | Pregnancy/family status case. Director of Merchandising terminated on Dec 16, 2019 shortly before broader Feb 2020 layoffs. Employer had procedurally accommodated a 9:00 a.m. start for daycare, but internal emails showed bias toward recent mothers; sex (pregnancy) and family status were factors in selecting her for early termination. | $15,000; Lost wages $4,846; Special damages $4,460 (non‑refundable daycare deposit) |
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| Johnstone v Canada Border Service Agency. | FCA | Failure to offer procedural and substantive accommodation | $15,000 plus $20,000 due to wilful and reckless conduct[1] |
| 2014 |
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| Seeley v CNR | FCA | Child care issue – move from Jaspar to Vancouver | $15,000 plus $20,000 due to wilful and reckless conduct plus reinstatement and 2.5 years lost pay less 30% reduction due to mitigation issue, plus affirmative order |
| 2014 |
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| Hicks v Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, upheld by Federal Court of Canada | FCA 2015 | Moving costs policy unfairly applied. | $15,000 plus $20,000 due to wilful and reckless conduct |
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| Ontario | | | |
| Callagahan v Ryans Quality Pet Foods | OHRT | Denial of a promotion due to child care issues | $1,500 |
| 2012 |
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| MacDonald v Mid-Huron Roofing | OHRT | Requirement to take no more than 20 minutes for personal issues | $20,000 |
| 2009 | 2 months lost income |
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| Miraka v. A.C.D. Wholesale Meats Ltd | OHRT | Need to care for children due to spouse’s illness | $10,000 |
| 2016 |
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| Partridge v Botony Dental | OSC civil action | Child care issues, refusal to reinstate following maternity leave | $20,000 |
| 2015 |
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| Bray v Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy | OSC | Adverse treatment due to status as new mother | $20,000 plus $5,000 punitive damages |
| 2015 |
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| Vaid v Freeman Formalwear | OHRT | Questions in the interview process | $3,000 |
| 2009 |
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| Callaghan v 1059711 Ontario Inc. | OHRT | Questions in the interview process | $1,500 |
| 2012 |
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| Kartuzova v HMA Pharmacy | OHRT | Questions in the interview process relating to family and marital status | $4,000 plus $500 lost wages |
| 2012 |
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| Alberta | | | |
| SMS v CEP Union | Arbitrator award upheld on review | Child care issues and rotational shift work | Ordered to allow regular day shifts |
| 2015 |
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| Clark v Bow Valley College | AHRC | Issue of the availability of child care following pregnancy leave | $15,000 and lost income award of 4 months (mitigation issues) |
| 2014 |
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| New Brunswick | | | |
| Tracey v Melanson’s; affirmed with respect to liability and damage award | NB QB | Marital status | $2,000 |
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| [1] As allowed by the Canadian Human Rights Act. The same statute caps compensatory damages at $20,000. | | | |