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Human Rights Review Record — Aircraft Noise & Disability Impacts

Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) jurisdictional refusal and completed review record (Inquiry # I2402457).

TL;DR
  • Residents raised disability-specific health impacts arising from aircraft noise and chronic sleep disruption.
  • Charter sections 7 (security of the person) and 15 (equality) were explicitly invoked.
  • The CHRC declined jurisdiction, framing the issue as not a “service” under section 5 of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
  • The file was closed and the Commission stated it would not respond further on the issue.
  • This page preserves the record and links the underlying documents.

Summary

This record documents a completed CHRC intake and review sequence regarding night-time aircraft noise impacts near Toronto Pearson International Airport. The correspondence shows (1) initial refusal to proceed, (2) a formal request for review, and (3) a final closure with jurisdictional reasoning under section 5 of the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Timeline

  • July 4, 2024: Assistance request submitted to the CHRC (Exhibit A).
  • October 1, 2024: CHRC refusal / file closure notice (CHRC Decision).
  • October 15, 2024: Request for review submitted (Exhibits B and C).
  • October 18, 2024: Final refusal and closure with “service” analysis (CHRC Final Closure).

Source Documents (PDF Exhibits)

The documents below are provided as primary-source evidence. Click “Open PDF” to view in a new tab or use the embedded viewer.

CHRC Final Closure — October 18, 2024 (Redacted)

Final jurisdictional refusal + file closure; includes section 5 “service” reasoning.

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CHRC Decision — October 1, 2024 (Redacted)

Initial refusal to proceed; indicates the Commission cannot deal with the issue; file closed.

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Exhibit C — Request for Review, Part 2 (Redacted)

Structured legal argument (Sections 7 & 15), adverse-effects discrimination, comparator analysis, and section 1 framing.

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Exhibit B — Request for Review, Part 1 (Redacted)

Narrative + constitutional framing; includes complaint-system suppression and exhaustion of remedies.

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Exhibit A — Assistance Request (Redacted)

Initial assistance request; includes background, international human rights references, and sample night-noise evidence.

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Status

This CHRC record is complete. The Commission declined jurisdiction and confirmed the file closure. The documents above preserve the primary-source record.

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