What is the test for adding a respondent at the BC Human Rights Tribunal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hudym v. PJB Mechanical and others, 2011 BCHRT 255 (CanLII):
In Sheska v. B.C. (Liquor Distribution Branch (No. 2), 2011 BCHRT 69, the Tribunal summarized the criteria for adding a respondent as follows: i) Whether there are any allegations before the Tribunal on which it could make a finding of liability against the proposed respondent; ii) Whether it is in the public interest to add the respondent; iii) Whether the potential respondent would suffer any real prejudice as a result of the delay in being added that is not capable of being cured. (para. 50)
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