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

  • March 25, 2021
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 159

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Insurance, Coverage, Exclusions, Duty to Defend, Duty to Indemnify, Civil Procedure, Applications, Class Proceedings, Child and Family Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.11, Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 14, Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S. O. 1992, c. 6, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 14.05(3)(d), 29.01, Fort William Band v. Canada (Attorney General), 76 O.R. (3d) 228 (S.C.), Hanis v. Teaven, 2008 ONCA 678, Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Simpson Wigle Law LLP v. Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Co., 2014 ONCA 492, Nichols v. American Home Assurance Co., [1990] 1 S.C.R. 801, Tedford v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2012 ONCA 429, Monenco Ltd. v. Commonwealth Insurance Co., 2001 SCC 49, Alie v. Bertrand & Frère Construction Co. (2002), 222 D.L.R. (4th) 687 (Ont. C.A.), Derksen v. 539938 Ontario Ltd., 2001 SCC 72, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Durabla Canada Ltd. (1996), 137 D.L.R. (4th) 126 (Ont. C.A.), NonMarine Underwriters, Lloyd's London v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, Allstate Insurance Co. of Canada v. Aftab, 2015 ONCA 349, CUMIS General Insurance Co. v. 1319273 Ontario Ltd., 2008 ONCA 249, Zurich Insurance Co. v. 686234 Ontario Ltd. (2002), 62 O.R. (3d) 447 (Ont. C.A.), G & P Procleaners and General Contractors Inc. v. Gore Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 ONCA 298, Brockton (Municipality) v. Frank Cowan Co., 57 O.R. (3d) 447 (Ont. C.A.), Markham (City) v. AIG Insurance Company of Canada, 2020 ONCA 239, 445 D.L.R. (4th) 405, Wal-Mart Canada Corp. v. Intact Insurance Co., 2016 ONSC 4971, Brookfield Johnson Controls Canada LP v. Continental Casualty Company, 2017 ONSC 5978

P.Y. v. Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, 2021 ONCA 164

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Frivolous and Vexatious Claims, Child Protection, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 2.1.01, 2.1.01(2), 2.1.01(3), and 2.1.01(3)1, Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. A.M.Y., 2013 ONCJ 585, CCAS Toronto v. AMY and PY, 2014 ONSC 6526, Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. A.Y., 2015 ONCA 493, Y. v. The Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, 2018 ONSC 7097, P.Y. v. Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, 2020 ONCA 98, P.Y. v. The Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, 2020 ONSC 1396, P.Y. v. The Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, 2020 ONSC 6660, Simpson v. The Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, 2016 ONCA 806

Ross v. Canada Trust Company, 2021 ONCA 161

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Interpretation, Armchair Rule, Presumption of Early Vesting, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Standard of Review, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Trezzi v. Trezzi, 2019 ONCA 978, Dice v. Dice, 2012 ONCA 468, R. v. Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26

North Elgin Centre Inc. v. McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited, 2021 ONCA 173

Keywords: Municipal Law, Subdivision Control, Real Property, Commercial Leases,  Civil Procedure, Appeals, Orders, Enforcement, Contempt, Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, s. 50(3)(f), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 1.02(1) & 60.11(1), Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, United Nurses of Alberta v. Alberta (Attorney General), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 901, Chiang (Re), 2009 ONCA 3, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Corkery, 2009 ONCA 85, Rocca Dickson Andreis Inc. v. Umberto Andreis, 2013 ONSC 5508 (Div. Ct.), Dare Foods (Biscuit Division) Ltd. v. Gill, [1973] 1 O.R. 637 (H.C.)

Qin v. Ontario Securities Commission, 2021 ONCA 165

Keywords: Securities Regulation, Offences, Enforcement, Mareva Injunctions/Asset Freezes, Torts, Malicious Prosecution, Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, Frivolous, Vexatious, Abuse of Process, Issue Estoppel, Reasonable or Probable Cause, Serious Issue to be Tried, Securities Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. S.5, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 21.01(3)(d), OSC v. Future Solar, 2015 ONSC 2334, Future Solar Developments Inc. et al., 2016 ONSEC 17, Future Solar Developments Inc. et al., 2015 ONSEC 25, Qin v. Ontario Securities Commission, 2020 ONSC 1145, Winter v. Sherman Estate, 2018 ONCA 703, Danyluk v. Ainsworth Technologies Inc., 2001 SCC 44, RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311, American Cyanamid v. Ethicon Ltd., 1975 A.C. 396, Miazga v. Kvello Estate, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 339

Tsai v. Dugal, 2021 ONCA 170

Keywords: Family Law, Property, Constructive Trust, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Security of Costs, Frivolous, Vexatious, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 61.06(1)(a) and (c), Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation, 2017 ONCA 827, Perron v. Perron, 2011 ONCA 776, Henderson v. Wright, 2016 ONCA 89, Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc. v. Flesch, 2010 ONCA 633, Foodinvest Limited v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2020 ONCA 387

Campbell v. 1493951 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONCA 169

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Commercial Leases, Illegal Use, Termination, Notice, Waiver, Remedies, Relief from Forfeiture, Cannabis Control Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 26, Sched. 1, Cannabis Licence Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 12, Sched. 2, Saskatchewan River Bungalows Ltd. v. Maritime Life Assurance Co., [1994] 2 S.C.R. 490