09/05/2025– Jurisdiction Alberta
Part 90 published on 01/06/2025
Condominium corporation had discriminated against owner
The owner requested accommodation to keep a dog due to vision impairment. The condominium board rejected the owner’s medical note as insufficient, did not request further information, and instead sued the owner for violating the condominium corporation’s no-pet bylaw.
The Alberta Human Rights Commission’s Director took carriage of the complaint and presented evidence at the Tribunal hearing under s. 29 of the Alberta Human Rights Act, with the owner adopting the Director’s submissions.
The Tribunal held that the condominium corporation had discriminated against the owner and (among other things) ordered the corporation to pay damages (to the owner) and to complete training in Human Rights.