People with Disabilities

A $40,000 disability discrimination award to a former Suncor Energy planner has been quashed after the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta found the human rights tribunal misstated staffing numbers …

A 44-year-old former customer service worker who has lived in a shelter since January has lost her bid for a federal disability pension. In May, the Minister of Employment and …

A woman injured in a July 2019 car crash has lost her bid to restore a federal disability pension, after the Federal Court of Appeal found a tribunal reasonably concluded …

A City of Leduc driver fired after leaving a client with Down syndrome alone at a front door for about nine minutes will not get a hearing on his claim …

A former insurance company director who has spent years as the main caregiver for a daughter with a rare and complex genetic condition is not entitled to a Canada Pension …

A registered nurse who has not worked since 2019 because of anxiety and depression is entitled to a disability pension, even though she never looked for other employment, the Appeal …

A proposed class action alleging Air Canada systemically failed to provide accessibility services to passengers who use wheelchairs has been certified by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, coverin… Free …

A worker who became disabled during a 13-month working notice period is entitled to a trial on whether his long-term disability benefits should reduce his wrongful dismissal damages, the Court… …

A worker disciplined for not flagging a supplier problem that arose while he was on disability leave will have part of his human rights complaint proceed to a hearing, the …

A Best Buy employee who was fired during a company-wide restructuring while struggling with an undiagnosed knee injury has been awarded more than $60,000 by the British Columbia Human Rights …