O’Grady v. Bell Canada

Decided: 2026-09-29. Docket: A-126-20. Citation: 2026 FCA 162 (CanLII). Rights and freedoms — Canadian Human Rights Act — Disability discrimination — Employment termination on long-term disability leave — Whether ending long-term disability benefit coverage before graduated return to work is adverse treatment connected to disability — Prima facie case framework, s. 3 and para. 7(b), Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp., Moore v. British Columbia (Education) — Prima facie discrimination established, decisions set aside and matter remitted | Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasonableness — Adequacy of reasons — Whether the Tribunal failed to grapple with a central argument about termination of disability benefit coverage — Vavilov, Mason v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) on responsi