A federal human rights tribunal has thrown out an aircraft technician's discrimination complaint against his former employer, after finding that one manager's same-day notes and a lineup of consistent witnesses were more credible than his own shifting, evasive account.
The tribunal found no proof that his race, ethnicity or family situation had anything to do with how he was treated.
In a decision dated Aug.14, 2026, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal member Ashley Bressette-Martinez threw out the complaint. The complainant had worked as an apprentice aircraft maintenance engineer at JD Aero Technical Inc., an aviation maintenance company in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., since September 2018.
He claimed the company denied him training, a raise and family assistance, made discriminatory comments and eventually fired him over his race, colour, national or ethnic origin and family status. No remedy was awarded.
JD Aero argued this was never really about discrimination. The company said the complainant felt he had been treated unfairly, but could not connect that feeling to his race, colour, origin or family status.
It also noted that at the hearing itself, discrimination was never once raised as his concern.
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