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Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunals Ontario)

Ministry
Attorney General
URL
http://tribunalsontario.ca/hrto/
Address
655 BAY ST, 14TH FL,
TORONTO
M7A2A3
Phone
416-645-8080
Fax
416-326-2199
Background
Human Rights Code (opens a new window)
Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009 (opens a new window)
Function

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario exercises jurisdiction under the Human Rights Code to resolve, through mediation or hearing, applications alleging a breach of the Code. The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario is designated as part of an adjudicative tribunal cluster by regulation made under the Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009.

Membership

Members of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Some members are cross-appointed to other tribunals within Social Justice Tribunals Ontario.

Term

Members are appointed for a term specified by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Remuneration

Appointees are remunerated according to Schedule B of the Agencies and Appointments Directive

Appointments & Vacancies

No. Position Member Term Location
1. Associate Chair (Full-Time) JEANIE THEOHARIS
06-Jan-2022 - 05-Jan-2024
mississauga
2. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) ANTHONY TAMBURRO
08-Sep-2022 - 07-Sep-2024
almonte
3. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) ROMONA GANANATHAN
15-Sep-2022 - 14-Sep-2024
toronto
4. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) CYNDEE TODGHAM CHERNIAK
29-Sep-2022 - 28-Sep-2024
toronto
5. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) HOLLY GOMES
01-Jun-2023 - 31-May-2025
cambridge
6. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) SYED MUHAMMAD ASLAM DAUD
25-Jun-2022 - 24-Jun-2025
maple
7. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) MARIO SILVA
30-Jul-2022 - 29-Jul-2025
toronto
8. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) KAREN DAWSON
21-Oct-2023 - 20-Oct-2026
toronto
9. Vice-Chair (Full-Time)
10. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) SARA MINTZ
01-Dec-2022 - 25-Aug-2024
toronto
11. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) AIDA GATFIELD
01-Jun-2023 - 31-May-2025
arva
12. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) ROBERT PATCHETT
17-Jun-2023 - 16-Jun-2026
ottawa
13. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) LEAH SIMON
16-Sep-2023 - 15-Sep-2026
toronto
14. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) RAFEENA BACCHUS
16-Sep-2023 - 15-Sep-2026
toronto
15. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) LARRY SWARTZ
25-Nov-2023 - 24-Nov-2026
toronto
16. Vice-Chair (Part-Time)
17. Member (Full-Time) KAREN MASON
25-Mar-2023 - 24-Mar-2024
hamilton
18. Member (Full-Time) KELLY BARKER
20-Oct-2022 - 19-Oct-2024
hamilton
19. Member (Full-Time) WILL MCNAIR
01-Jun-2023 - 31-May-2025
ottawa
20. Member (Full-Time) DAVID LANGLOIS
15-Jun-2023 - 14-Jun-2025
toronto
21. Member (Full-Time) JOSEPH TASCONA
08-Oct-2022 - 07-Oct-2025
barrie
22. Member (Full-Time) WILLIAM LUKE
18-Feb-2023 - 17-Feb-2026
toronto
23. Member (Full-Time) CAROLINE SAND
25-Mar-2023 - 24-Mar-2026
toronto
24. Member (Full-Time) HANIYA SHEIKH
02-Sep-2023 - 01-Sep-2026
north york
25. Member (Full-Time) DENISE GHANAM
21-Oct-2023 - 20-Oct-2026
belle river
26. Member (Full-Time) AMANDA CONNOLLEY
25-Nov-2023 - 24-Nov-2026
ottawa
27. Member (Full-Time) LAVINIA INBAR
25-Nov-2023 - 24-Nov-2026
castleton
28. Member (Full-Time) NINDER THIND
25-Nov-2023 - 24-Nov-2026
mississauga
29. Member (Part-Time) IVANA VACCARO
02-Dec-2021 - 01-Dec-2023
toronto
30. Member (Part-Time) LAURA GOULET
02-Dec-2021 - 01-Dec-2023
azilda
31. Member (Part-Time) LAWRENCE FELDMAN
04-Mar-2022 - 03-Mar-2024
toronto
32. Member (Part-Time) MATTHEW LETOURNEAU
07-Apr-2022 - 06-Apr-2024
ottawa
33. Member (Part-Time) MERYL GARY
14-Apr-2022 - 13-Apr-2024
toronto
34. Member (Part-Time) STEVE SCHENKE
14-Apr-2022 - 13-Apr-2024
london
35. Member (Part-Time) THOMAS ELLIOT
08-Sep-2022 - 07-Sep-2024
toronto
36. Member (Part-Time) JOELLE MALETTE
29-Sep-2022 - 28-Sep-2024
timmins
37. Member (Part-Time) CARLY STRINGER
24-Nov-2022 - 23-Nov-2024
porcupine
38. Member (Part-Time) SARAH ATKINSON
05-Jan-2023 - 04-Jan-2025
toronto
39. Member (Part-Time) FIONA KEITH
01-Jun-2023 - 31-May-2025
ottawa
40. Member (Part-Time) GILLIAN SHAW Resigned
01-Jun-2023 - 31-May-2025
toronto
41. Member (Part-Time) GULZAR LADHANI
22-Jun-2023 - 21-Jun-2025
oakville
42. Member (Part-Time) JAIME SEIDNER
22-Jun-2023 - 21-Jun-2025
oakville
43. Member (Part-Time) JAMES RHODES
13-Jul-2023 - 12-Jul-2025
kitchener
44. Member (Part-Time) SIMON DANN
01-Oct-2022 - 30-Sep-2025
toronto
45. Member (Part-Time) MARINUS LAMERS
08-Oct-2022 - 07-Oct-2025
london
46. Member (Part-Time) ROBERT GABOR
16-Sep-2023 - 15-Sep-2026
toronto
47. Member (Part-Time) MARY MACNEILL
29-Sep-2023 - 28-Sep-2026
toronto
48. Member (Part-Time) ANN MARIE YANTZ
14-Oct-2023 - 13-Oct-2026
kitchener
49. Member (Part-Time) ROBERT CIRIELLO
25-Nov-2023 - 24-Nov-2026
hamilton
50. Member (Part-Time) ELISABETH CAMPIN
21-Mar-2023 - 20-Mar-2028
markham
51. Member (Part-Time)
52. Member (Part-Time)
53. Executive Chair (Full-Time) SEAN WEIR
02-Dec-2022 - 01-Dec-2025
oakville
54. Alternate Executive Chair (Full-Time) SARA MINTZ
01-Dec-2022 - 25-Aug-2024
toronto