NOTICES TO PARTIES APPEARING BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL

July 10, 2009

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has issued Practice Note No. 3–Case Management. Please go to the following link http://chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/NS/about-apropos/trp-rpt-eng.asp

 

June 25, 2009

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has issued Practice Note No. 2–Representation of Parties by Non-Lawyers. Please go to the following link http://chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/NS/about-apropos/trp-rpt-eng.asp

October 31, 2007

Pursuant to subsection 48.4(2) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has issued Practice Note No. 1 – Timeliness of Hearings and Decisions. Please go to the following link http://chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/NS/about-apropos/trp-rpt-eng.asp

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March 3, 2007

The Tribunal is continuing its efforts to take advantage of new technologies, to find ways for enhancing efficiencies in the Tribunal’s inquiry process and to improve the quality of the Tribunal’s services. In turn, theses efforts will help to reduce the costs for Canadians.

On July 1, 2007, the Tribunal transitioned to the use of a Digital Voice Recording (DVR) system, in place of verbatim court reporters, for recording the verbal communications that transpire at Tribunal hearings. DVR is a technology that is already in use in some judicial and quasi-judicial environments across North America and has proven to be highly economical and effective in its utility.

Transcripts of hearings are no longer provided by the Tribunal after July 1, 2007. Instead, a CD Rom recording of the verbal communications that took place at the hearing is available on request by the parties. This innovation improves upon the quality of the Tribunal’s services by enabling the parties to re-listen to the spoken word communicated at hearings immediately following the conclusion of a hearing and, in some cases, at the end of each hearing day. Transcripts, if needed, can still be obtained by submitting the CD Rom to a transcription company of the party’s choosing.

The Tribunal is continuing to research and investigate other technologies that will contribute to greater efficiencies of the Tribunal’s inquiry process, to further enhance the quality of the Tribunal’s services and also to reduce costs for Canadians. For further information regarding the implementation of the DVR technology, please contact Bernard Fournier at bfournier@chrt-tcdp.gc.ca

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