Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v Etobicoke (Borough of)
| Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v Etobicoke (Borough of) | |
|---|---|
| Hearing: May 13, 1981 Judgment: February 9, 1982 | |
| Full case name | The Ontario Human Rights Commission and Bruce Dunlop and Harold E Hall and Vincent Gray v The Borough of Etobicoke |
| Citations | [1982] 1 S.C.R. 202 |
| Ruling | OHRC appeal allowed |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Bora Laskin Puisne Justices: Ronald Martland, Roland Ritchie, Brian Dickson, Jean Beetz, Willard Estey, William McIntyre, Julien Chouinard, Antonio Lamer | |
| Reasons given | |
| Unanimous reasons by | McIntyre J. |
Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v Etobicoke (Borough of), [1982] 1 S.C.R. 202 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on age discrimination. Several firemen challenged a mandatory retirement policy under the Ontario Human Rights Code. The Court found that the employer did not sufficiently justify the policy as a bona fide occupational requirement.