Court of Appeal Summaries (February 15 – February 19, 2021)

  • March 02, 2021
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Abbasbayli v. Fiera Foods Company, 2021 ONCA 95

Keywords: Employment Law, Wrongful Dismissal, Unpaid Wages, Corporations, Directors Liability for Unpaid Wages, Oppression, Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, No Reasonable Cause of Action, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Final and Interlocutory Orders, Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, s. 81, Ontario Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, ss 131, 248, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 21, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss 6(2), Ontario Securities Commission v. McLaughlin, 2009 ONCA 280, Buccilli v. Pillitteri, 2016 ONCA 775, Lax v. Lax (2004), 239 D.L.R. (4th) 683 (Ont. C.A.), Azzeh v. Legendre, 2017 ONCA 385, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 289, 2099082 Ontario Limited v. Varcon Construction Corporation, 2020 ONCA 202, Cooper v. The Laundry Lounge, Inc., 2020 ONCA 166, Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959, Wellington v. Ontario, 2011 ONCA 274, leave to appeal refused, [2011] S.C.C.A. No. 258, Grand River Enterprises Six Nations Ltd. v. Attorney General (Canada), 2017 ONCA 526, R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, Apotex Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co., 2015 ONCA 305, leave to appeal refused, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 291, Tran v. University of Western Ontario, 2015 ONCA 295, Ricci v. Chippingham Financial Group Ltd., 2017 ONSC 6958, Beadle v. Gudgeon Brothers Ltd., 2006 CanLII 2612 (Ont. S.C.), Walls v. Lewis (2009), 97 O.R. (3d) 16 (S.C.), Churchill v. Aero Auction Sales, 2019 ONSC 4766, Downtown Eatery (1993) Ltd. v. Ontario (2001), 200 D.L.R. (4th) 289 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [2001] S.C.C.A. No. 397, Brigaitis v. IQT, Ltd. c.o.b. as IQT Solutions, 2014 ONSC 7, Wilson v. Alharayeri, 2017 SCC 39, Jacobson v. Skurka, 2015 ONSC 1699, Mirshahi v. Suleman, 2008 CanLII 64006 (Ont. S.C.), Janssen-Ortho Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc. (2005), 256 D.L.R. (4th) 407 (Ont. C.A.), Copland v. Commodore Business Machines Ltd. (1985), 52 O.R. (2d) 586 (S.C., Master), aff’d (1985), 52 O.R. (2d) 586, George v. Harris, [2000] O.J. No. 1762 (S.C.), Huachangda Canada Holdings Inc. v. Solcz Group Inc., 2019 ONCA 649, Foodcor Services Corp. v. Seven-Up Canada Inc., [1998] O.J. No. 2576 (Gen. Div.), Ontario Consumers Home Services Inc. v. EnerCare Inc., 2014 ONSC 4154, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co. v. Toronto-Dominion Bank, [1997] O.J. No. 1 (Gen. Div.), Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9, Mihaylov v. 1165996 Ontario Inc., 2017 ONCA 218, Mitchell v. Lewis, 2017 ONCA 105

Bourke v. Davis, 2021 ONCA 97

Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Mobility Orders, Maximum Contact Principle, Best Interest of the Child, “Double-Bind”, Divorce Act, s. 16(10), s. 16.92(2), Children’s Law Reform Act, Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] 2 SCR 27, Hejzlar v. Mitchell-Hejzlar, 2011 BCCA 230, Thompson v. Drummond, 2018 ONSC 1975, Lamont-Daneault v. Daneault, 2003 MBCA 111, Porter v. Bryan, 2017 ONCA 677, Segal v. Segal (2002), 26 R.F.L. (5th) 433 (Ont. C.A.), Spencer v. Spencer, 2005 ABCA 262, Hopkins v. Hopkins, 2011 ABCA 372, Young v. Young (2003), 63 O.R. (3d) 112 (C.A.), Prokopchuk v. Borowski, 2010 ONSC 3833, Maharaj v. Wilfred-Jacob, 2016 ONSC 7925, Newstead v. Hachey, 2018 ONSC 1317

Actava TV, Inc. v Matvil Corp., 2021 ONCA 105

Keywords: Private International Law, Conflict of Laws, Civil Procedure, Documentary Discovery, Foreign Letters of Request (Letters Rogatory), Sovereignty, Comity, Canada Evidence Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-5, s. 46, Ontario Evidence Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.23, s. 60, Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30.10, Business Records Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.19, Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Taylor (2006), 215 O.A.C. 140 (C.A.), Hilton v. Guyot, 159 U.S. 113 (1895), The Signe, 37 F. Supp. 819 (E.D. La. 1941), R. v. Zingre, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 392, Gulf Oil Corporation v. Gulf Canada Limited et al. [1980] 2 S.C.R. 39, Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077, Pro Swing Inc. v. Elta Golf Inc., 2006 SCC 52, Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17, Re Friction Division Products, Inc. and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc. et al. (No. 2) (1986), 56 O.R. (2d) 722 (H.C.), Fecht v. Deloitte & Touche (1996), 28 O.R. (3d) 188 (Gen. Div.), aff’d (1997), 32 O.R. (3d) 417 (C.A.), Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds v. Buchan, 2007 ONCA 462, Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., 2013 ONCA 264, Glegg v. Glass, 2020 ONCA 833, France (Republic) v. De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. (1991), 3 O.R. (3d) 705 (C.A.), Perlmutter v. Smith, 2020 ONCA 570, Riverview-Trenton Railroad Company v. Michigan Department of Transportation, 2018 ONSC 212, Appeal Enterprises Ltd. v. First National Bank of Chicago (1984), 10 D.L.R. (4th) 317 (Ont. C.A.), Local Court of Stuttgart of the Federal Republic of Germany v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1997), 31 O.R. (3d) 684 (Gen. Div.), aff’d 1998 CarswellOnt 1999 (C.A.), British Columbia (Minister of Forests) v. Okanagan Indian Band, 2003 SCC 71, Éditions Écosociété Inc. v. Banro Corp., 2012 SCC 18, Cowper Smith v. Morgan, 2017 SCC 61, Bessette v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 31, Penner v. Niagara (Regional Police Services Board), 2013 SCC 19, Elsom v. Elsom, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 136, Harelkin v. University of Regina, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 561, Liu v. Zhi, 2019 BCCA 427, R. v. Truscott (2006), 216 O.A.C. 217 (C.A.), R. v. J.-L.J., 2000 SCC 51, Girao v. Cunningham, 2020 ONCA 260, Aker Biomarine AS et al. v. KGK Synergize Inc., 2013 ONSC 4897, Treat America Limited v. Nestlé Canada Inc., 2011 ONCA 560, Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Duquesne Light Co. (1977), 16 O.R. (2d) 273 (H.C.), Optimight Communications Inc. v. Innovance Inc. (2002), 155 O.A.C. 202 (C.A.), Morse Shoe (Canada) Ltd. v. Zellers Inc. (1997), 100 O.A.C. 116 (C.A.), Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ballard Estate (1995), 129 D.L.R. (4th) 52 (Ont. C.A.)

Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation, Local 675 Pension Fund v. Barrick Gold Corporation, 2021 ONCA 104

Keywords: Securities, Misrepresentation, Public Correction, Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Leave to Commence Proceedings, Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, Part XXIII.1, s. 138.3, s. 138.8, Bank of Montreal v. i Trade Finance Inc., 2009 ONCA 615, aff’d on other grounds, 2011 SCC 26, Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation, Local 675 Pension Fund (Trustees of) v. SNC-Lavalin Group, 2016 ONSC 5784

Royal Bank of Canada v. 1643937 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONCA 98

Keywords: Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Guarantees, Misrepresentation, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 20.04(2.1)-(2.2), 20.04(2)(b), Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, Trotter Estate, 2014 ONCA 841, Lesenko v. Guerette, 2017 ONCA 522, 2212886 Ontario Inc. v. Obsidian Group Inc., 2018 ONCA 670, Neuberger v. York, 2016 ONCA 191, Gordashevskiy v. Aharon, 2019 ONCA 297, Bank of Nova Scotia v. Zackheim (1983), 3 D.L.R. (4th) 760 (Ont. C.A.), Beer v. Townsgate I Ltd. (1997), 152 D.L.R. (4th) 671 (Ont. C.A.)

Short Civil Decisions

Hernandez v. Hernandez, 2021 ONCA 106

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Passing of Accounts, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Mootness, Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 SCR 342

Joo v. Tran, 2021 ONCA 107

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Encumbrances, Utility Easements

Fermar Paving Limited v. Ontario (Transportation), 2021 ONCA 111

Keywords: Contracts, Construction