ISAC and DVCLS’ Joint Recommendations on proposed changes to HRTO Rules of Procedure
The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) and Don Valley Community Legal Services (DVCLS) wrote in response to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s (HRTO) request for stakeholder feedback on proposed changes to its Rules of Procedure and Practice Directions. ISAC and DVCLS together represent low-income individuals from equity-seeking communities across Ontario in discrimination applications before the HRTO.
ISAC and DVCLS, together with the Clinic Resource Office, recently represented the applicant in the Divisional Court case Bokhari v. Top Medical Transportation Services, 2026 ONSC 1073. The Tribunal has indicated that some of its proposed changes are in response to this decision.
ISAC and DVCLS welcome some of the proposed changes, but have serious concerns with others, which we set out in our letter to the HRTO. Read the full letter here.