At Paul's Paralegal Legal Services, we understand that human rights issues can be extremely daunting and overwhelming.
Our firm of human rights legal experts are dedicated to providing personalized and compassionate legal services to our clients. Our experienced human rights legal experts are here to guide you through the legal process.
We will help you determine:
If you have a case?
Which is the best legal forum for you and your case to proceed in?
For human rights matters that occur within Ontario's provincial jurisdiction, the Ontario Human Rights Code applies.
Individuals can bring applications before
the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.
The HRTO has no momentary limit on claims submitted to the HRTO. The HRTO can not award court costs.
Note: You have one year from the realization of the last known incident to bring a claim before the HRTO.
There are some rare incidents where this time limit can be waived.
For human rights matters that occur within the Federal jurisdiction, the Canadian Human Rights Act applies.
Individuals can bring applications before
the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
That the CHRT has a monetary limit of $40,000, which is $20,000 for actually losses incurred and $20,000 for special compensation as a result of the discrimination.
Note: You have one year from the realization of the last known incident to bring a claim before the CHRT.
There are some rare incidents where this time limit can be waived.
For matters involving provincial jurisdiction or federal jurisdiction a party can choose to bring a claim before the Small Claims Court, if the induvial has other civil claims.
The Small Claims Court has a monetary limit of $35,000. This does not include court costs.
Note: You have two years from the realization of the last known incident to bring a claim before the Small Claims Court.
There are some rare incidents where this time limit can be waived.
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