Can an application be dismissed without providing an opportunity for oral submissions?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Predie v Ontario (Attorney General), 2016 HRTO 126 (CanLII):

The Tribunal may dismiss an application without providing an opportunity to make oral submissions where it is “plain and obvious” the application is outside its jurisdiction. See, for example, Masood v. Bruce Power, 2008 HRTO 381.

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