Court of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)

  • February 01, 2022
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Laurentide Kitchens Inc. v. Homestars Inc., 2022 ONCA 59

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Civil Procedure, Anti-SLAPP, Jurisdiction, Small Claims Court, Administrative Judges, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss 22(3), 24, 42(2), 87.2, 137.1, and 327.1, Burden Reduction Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 2, Rules of the Small Claims Court, Rule 1.03(1), Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599, 439 D.L.R. (4th) 193, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, 449 D.L.R. (4th) 1, Nanda v. McEwan, 2020 ONCA 431, Ontario College of Teachers v. Bouragba, 2021 ONCA 508

Bouji v. Poonai , 2022 ONCA 49

Keywords: Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Promissory Note, Evidence, Credibility Findings, R. v. R.E.M., 2008 SCC 51

K.K. v. M.M., 2022 ONCA 72

Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Best Interest of the Child, Evidence, Admissibility, Witnesses, Expert Reports, Divorce Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.), Children’s Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C. 12, Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18, Welton v. United Lands Corporation Limited, 2020 ONCA 322, R.F. v. J.W., 2021 ONCA 528, N. v. F., 2021 ONCA 614, 62 R.F.L. (8th) 7, leave to appeal granted, [2021] S.C.C.A. No. 364, R. v. Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 869, A.M. v. C.H., 2019 ONCA 764, Van de Perre v. Edwards, 2001 SCC 60, Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, 2002 SCC 42, F. (M.) v. Sutherland (2000), 188 D.L.R. (4th) 296 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused, [2000] S.C.C.A. No. 531, Pouget v. Saint Elizabeth Health Care, 2012 ONCA 461, Ontario v. Lipsitz, 2011 ONCA 466, leave to appeal refused, [2011] S.C.C.A. No. 407, Armitage v. Brantford General Hospital (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 44 (S.C.), Therrien (Re), 2001 SCC 35, ShaverKudell Manufacturing Inc. v. Knight Manufacturing Inc., 2021 ONCA 925

Flight (Re), 2022 ONCA 77

Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Amending Notices of Appeal, Leave to Appeal, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B‑3, ss. 193(b), 193(c), 193(e), 215, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 39.01(4), Yar. v. Yar (2012), 24 R.F.L. (7th) 101, Business Development Bank of Canada v. Pine Tree Resorts Inc., 2013 ONCA 282

Ghasempoor v. ICapital Financial Services Corp., 2022 ONCA 60

Keywords: Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Civil Procedure, Procedural and Natural Justice, Orders, Summary Judgment, Setting Aside, Fresh Evidence, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 59.06(2)

Homes of Distinction (2002) Inc. v. Adili , 2022 ONCA 64

Keywords: Breach of Contract, Construction, Expert Evidence, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33

Intercap Equity Inc. v. Bellman , 2022 ONCA 61

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Debtor-Creditor, Guarantees, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, King v. Operating Engineers Training Institute of Manitoba Inc., 2011 MBCA 80, Heritage Capital Corp. v. Equitable Trust Co., 2016 SCC 19, Royal Bank of Canada v Samson Management & Solutions Ltd., 2013 ONCA 313, Royal Bank v. Poisson (1977), 26 O.R. (2d) 717 (H.C.), Granata Family Trust (Trustee of) v. Royal Bank, [2000] O.J. No. 4239 (Ont. S.C.), Mantini v. Smith Lyons LLP (2003), 64 O.R. (3d) 505 (C.A.), Lawrence v. Toronto Humane Society (2006), 271 D.L.R. (4th) 329 (Ont. C.A.), Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Board Inc. v. Ontario Regional Assessment Commissioner, Region No. 21 (1986), 56 O.R. (2d) 94 (H.C.), Dhawan v. Shails et al., 2018 ONSC 7116 (Div. Ct.), Kevin McGuinness, The Law of Guarantee, 3rd ed. (Markham, Ontario: LexisNexis Canada Inc., 2013)

Tall Truck Centre Limited v. K.S.P. Holdings Inc., 2022 ONCA 66

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Rights of First Refusal, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Disclosure, Stay of Proceedings, Handley Estate v. DTE Industries Limited, 2018 ONCA 324, Aecon Buildings v. Stephenson Engineering Limited, 2010 ONCA 898, Laudon v. Roberts, 2009 ONCA 383

IT Haven Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London , 2022 ONCA 71

Keywords: Contracts, Insurance, Interpretation, Coverage, Duty to Defend, Rescission, Misrepresentation, Extrinsic Evidence, Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Monenco Ltd. v. Commonwealth Insurance Co., 2001 SCC 49, Nichols v. American Home Assurance Co., [1990] 1 S.C.R. 801, Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada Inc. v. XL Specialty Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 612, Non-Marine Underwriters, Lloyd’s of London v. Scalera, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 551, Trafalgar Insurance Co. of Canada v. Imperial Oil Ltd. (2001), 57 O.R. (3d) 425 (C.A.), 1540039 Ontario Limited v. Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company (Lindsay), 2012 ONCA 210, Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 159, McLean (Litigation Guardian of) v. Jorgenson (2005), 78 O.R. (3d) 308 (C.A.), Halifax Insurance Co. of Canada v. Innopex Ltd. (2004), 72 O.R. (3d) 522, Longo v. Maciorowski (2000), 50 O.R. (3d) 595 (C.A.), Drane v. Optimum Frontier Insurance Co., 2004 NBCA 52, 272 N.B.R. (2d) 241, Gordon G. Hilliker, Liability Insurance Law in Canada, 7th ed. (Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2020), Mark G. Lichty & Marcus B. Snowden, Annotated Commercial General Liability Policy, loose-leaf (2021-Rel. 2) (Toronto: Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd., 2021), Craig Brown et al., Insurance Law in Canada, loose-leaf (2021-Rel. 8) (Toronto: Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd., 2021), Craig Brown & Julio Menezes, Insurance Law in Canada: A Treatise on the Principles of Indemnity Insurance as Applied in the Common Law Provinces of Canada, 2nd ed. (Toronto: Carswell, 1991)

Midland Resources Holding Limited v. Bokserman , 2022 ONCA 73

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Debtor-Creditor, Orders, Enforcement, Fraudulent Conveyances, Summary Judgment, Fresh Evidence, Substantial Indemnity Costs, Fraudulent Conveyances Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.29, s. 2, Limitations Act2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sch. B, s. 4, Real Property Limitations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.15, s. 4,Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 137, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 4.03 and 20.04, Purcaru v. Seliverstova, 2016 ONCA 610, Outfront Media Canada LP v. Clarity Outdoor Media Inc., 2017 ONSC 2136, Anisman v. Drabinsky, 2020 ONSC 1197, aff’d 2021 ONCA 120, Grant Thornton v. New Brunswick, 2021 SCC 3, McNaughton Automotive Ltd. v. Co-operators General Insurance Co., 2008 ONCA 597

Dagenais v. Pellerin , 2022 ONCA 76

Keywords: Employment Law, Torts, MVA, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat SuperiorBattistoni v. Thomas, [1932] S.C.R. 144, Smith v. Stages and another, [1989] 1 All E.R. 833 (H.L.), Bazley v. Curry, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 534, Sickel Estate v. Gordy, 2008 SKCA 100

Levant v. DeMelle , 2022 ONCA 79

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Civil Procedure, Anti-SLAPP, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, ss. 131 and 137.1, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 1.03, 57.01 and 57.01(3), Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, 704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Barrick Gold Corp. v. Lopehandia (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 416 (C.A.), Montour v. Beacon Publishing Inc., 2019 ONCA 246, Levant v. Day, 2019 ONCA 244, Lascaris v. B’nai Brith Canada, 2019 ONCA 163, WIC Radio Ltd. v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40, Ross v. New Brunswick Teachers’ Assn., 2001 NBCA 62,  Blair v. Ford, 2021 ONCA 841, Lachaux v. Independent Print Ltd., [2017] EWCA Civ. 1334, Brad-Jay Investments Ltd. v. Szijjarto (2006), 218 O.A.C. 315, Platnick v. Bent, 2018 ONCA 687, Carter-Ruck on Libel and Slander, 5th ed. (London: Butterworths, 1997),  The Law of Defamation in Canada (Scarborough: Carswell, 1994) (loose-leaf updated 2007, release 4), Brown on Defamation: Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, United States (Toronto: Carswell, 1994) (loose-leaf updated 2020, release 5)

Oxygen Working Capital Corp. v. Mouzakitis , 2022 ONCA 90

Keywords: Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Guarantees, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 20, Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, Royal Bank of Canada v. 1643937 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONCA 98, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53

Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner) , 2022 ONCA 74

Keywords: Administrative Law, Public Law, Constitutional Law, Cabinet Privilege, Media Law, Freedom of Information, Statutory Interpretation, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31, s. 12(1), Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 16, s. 12(1), Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56, Public Government for Private People: The Report of the Commission on Freedom of Information and Individual Privacy, vol. 2 (Toronto: Queen’s Printer of Ontario, 1980), Peter W. Hogg, Constitutional Law in Canada, loose-leaf, 5th ed. (Toronto: Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd., 2007), Ivor Jennings, Cabinet Government, 2nd ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1951), Official Report of Debates (Hansard), 33rd Parl., 1st Sess., No. 113 (10 February 1986), at p. 3955 (Norman Sterling), Order PO-1725, [1999] O.I.P.C. No. 153, Order P-266, [1991] O.I.P.C. No. 10, Order 22, [1988] O.I.P.C. No. 22, Order P-901, [1995] O.I.P.C. No. 148, Order PO-2707; Ministry of Education, [2008] O.I.P.C. No. 166, Order PO-3973; Cabinet Office (Re), [2019] O.I.P.C. No. 155, Canadian Federation of Students v. Ontario (Colleges and Universities), 2021 ONCA 553, Longueépée v. University of Waterloo, 2020 ONCA 830, Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. Alberta Teachers’ Association, 2011 SCC 61, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, New Brunswick Broadcasting Co. v. Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 319, Cooper v. Canada (Human Rights Commission), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 854, Wells v. Newfoundland, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 199, Babcock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 57, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Aquasource Ltd. v. British Columbia (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Commissioner), 58 B.C.L.R. (3d) 61, O’Connor v. Nova Scotia (Deputy Minister of the Priorities & Planning Secretariat), 2001 NSCA 132, Ontario (Public Safety and Security) v. Criminal Lawyers’ Association, 2010 SCC 23, [2010], Montréal (City) v. 2952‑1366 Québec Inc., 2005 SCC 62, Carey v. Ontario, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 637, Conway v. Rimmer, [1968] A.C. 910 (H.L.)Ontario (Ministry of Finance) (Re), [2017] O.I.P.C. No. 58, Greater Sudbury (City) (Re), [2013] O.I.P.C. No. 254, North Bay (City) (Re), [2018] O.I.P.C. No. 236, Ontario (Ministry of Energy), [2017] O.I.P.C. No. 145, Ontario (Ministry of Finance), [2004] O.I.P.C. No. 201, Ministry of Education, [2008] O.I.P.C. No. 166, Entertainment Software Association v. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, 2020 FCA 100, [2020] F.C.J. No. 671, Mobil Oil Canada Ltd. v. CanadaNewfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board, [1994] 1 S.C.R. 202, MiningWatch Canada v. Canada (Fisheries and Oceans), 2010 SCC 2, Giguère v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2004 SCC 1, Administrative Law, A Treatise, 2nd ed. (Toronto: Carswell, 1985)

Sheth v. Randhawa , 2022 ONCA 89

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Mortgages, Enforcement, Power of Sale, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Dismissal for Delay, Setting Aside, Perfection, Extension of Time, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 61.09 and 60.10, Mortgages Act, R.S.O. 1990, s. 42(1), Paulsson v. University of Illinois, 2010 ONCA 21, Krawczynski v. Ralph Culp and Associates Inc., 2019 ONCA 399, Frey v. MacDonald (1989), 33 C.P.C. (2d) 13 (Ont. C.A.), Enbridge Gas Distribution v. Froese, 2013 ONCA 131, Codina v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2020 ONCA 116, Dupuis v. Waterloo (City), 2020 ONCA 96, Di Trapani v. 9706151 Canada Ltd., 2019 ONSC 7311, Centurion Farms Ltd. v. Citifinancial Canada Inc., 2013 ONCA 79, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Marriott and Dunn: Practice in Mortgage Remedies in Ontario, looseleaf, 5th ed. (Toronto: Carswell, 1995)

Short Civil Decisions

Froud v. Froud , 2022 ONCA 59

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Insurance Policy

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation v. Hart , 2022 ONCA 51

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Default Judgments, Setting Aside, Vexatious Litigation, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 2.1.01 and 59.06(2)

Amrane c. Ontario (Enseignement supérieur et de la formation professionnelle), 2022 ONCA 52

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 21 and 25

Amrane c. Girlando , 2022 ONCA 53

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, No Reasonable Cause of Action, Conway v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2016 ONCA 72, Mortazavi v. University of Toronto, 2013 ONCA 655, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 21.01(b)

Amrane c. Abraham , 2022 ONCA 54

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Dismissal for Delay, Appeals, Perfection, Extension of Time, Vancouver (City) v. Ward, 2010 SCC 27, Machado v. Ontario Hockey Association, 2019 ONCA 210, City of Toronto Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 11, appendix A, Ontario Works Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 25, appendix A, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.43, s. 7(5)

2650971 Ontario Inc. v. Shameti , 2022 ONCA 62

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Webster v. Groszman, 2021 ONCA 55, Partition Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.4, s. 7

Pal v. Bhatia , 2022 ONCA 68

Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Parenting Time, Child Support

Hoang v. Mann Engineering Ltd., 2022 ONCA 82

Keywords: Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Amending Pleadings, Vexatious Litigants, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 2.1.02, 2.1.02(1), 2.1.02(3), 37.16, 61.16(6.1), Huang v. Braga, 2020 ONCA 645, Evans v. Snieg, 2019 ONSC 7270, Hoang v. Mann Engineering Ltd., 2021 ONCA 742