What is the burden on a complainant to establish their case under s. 27(1)(c)?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Buttar v. College of Occupational Therapists of BC, 2019 BCHRT 285 (CanLII):

On an application under s. 27(1)(c), the burden is not on a complainant to establish their case. Rather, the onus is on the respondent to show that the complaint has no reasonable prospect of success: Stonehouse v. Elk Valley Coal (No. 2), 2007 BCHRT 305.

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