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Human Rights Litigation

Selwyn Pieters has litigated human rights cases and issues before the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Ontario Human Rights Commission and various courts. Selwyn provides the following services to clients: advice, advocacy, investigation and investigative support, mediation, arbitration and judicial review. 

Significant cases include:

Suckoo v. Bank of Montreal 2006 F.C. 554, [2006] F.C.J. No. 696

McLean v. Peel Regional Police Services Board [2006] O.J. No. 1216

Jason Williams v. Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (Ontario Human Rights Tribunal)

Birkett v. Canadian Human Rights Commission and Goodwin [2004] F.C.J. No. 2180, (T-1701-04, November 18, 2004, Justice Phelan) 

Tewogbade v. Toronto Police Services Board (race, disability) 

Cespedes v. University of Toronto 2004 CarswellOnt 575, (2004) 182 O.A.C. 390 (Ont. Div. Ct.) - a case involving a human rights challenge to the discriminatory admissions standards at the University of Toronto Law School

Chaudhary v. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (November 30, 2004, Canadian Human Rights Commission)  - a case involving allegations of harassment filed by a South Asian employee against her managers.

Almon v. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (March 24, 2005, Canadian Human Rights Commission)  - a case where an American Citizen alleged that he was racially profiled and harassed at Canada's port of entry.

Pieters v. Department of National Revenue (Ruling 1)   -  In this case, a settlement agreement was reached between the complainant and the respondent, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) which impacts on the treatment of visible minorities at Canadian ports of entry.  CBSA has agreed, among other things, to work with the Commission to develop and implement a special pilot project which will generate statistical information (race, colour, national/ethnic origin, and gender) on individuals entering the country who are referred to secondary examination, analyse the data and make appropriate recommendations.

Consumer Racial Profiling litigation against The Gap; Famous Players and several other corporations.

Safe Schools Act Cases including two cases from Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board that were successfully settled before the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

White v. Toronto Community Housing Corporation (JMER-4F3RYV, September 23, 2003, Ontario Human Rights Commission)  - this is a case in which a manager of TCHC allgeged that he was racially harassed and discriminated in his employment. Mr. Pieters continues to represent this client in a new complaint of retaliation.

Karia v. Canada Post Corporation (20041533, June 27, 2005) - this is a case where a South Asian Franchisee alleged that he was racially discriminated by CPC in its contractual relations with him and his company.