Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd.

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeDoherty and Pepall JJ.A. and Gray J.
Citation2018 ONCA 571
Docket NumberC64633
Date22 June 2018

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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 1 ' 5, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 12, 2025
    ...Columbia (Transportation and Highways), 2010 SCC 4, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainag......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, Termination and Severance of Employment, O. Reg. 288/01 s. 2(1), Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310, Plester v. Polyone Canada Inc......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, Termination and Severance of Employment, O. Reg. 288/01 s. 2(1), Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310, Plester v. Polyone Canada Inc......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 16 – December 20, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 2, 2020
    ...v. Hoj Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 SCR 986, Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicholls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679, Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Garreton v. Complete Innovations Inc., 2016 ONSC 1178, Dumbrell v. Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59 Hilson v. 1336365 Alberta Ltd., 2......
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    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 10, 2021
    ...v Maurice’s Gas & Convenience Inc., 2015 NBCA 36 at para 23, 437 NBR (2d) 292 [Directcash]; and Amberber v IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571 at paras 59–64, 424 DLR (4th) 169 (b) failed to consider a material part of the contract (Havenlee Farms Inc. v HZPC Americas, 2017 PECA 20 at paras ......
  • Ghazvini et al v. Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • September 25, 2025
    ...an ambiguity where none exists. The question is whether there are two or more reasonable interpretations:” Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, 424 D.L.R. (4th) 169, at paras. 45 and 63, citing Chilton v. Co-Operators General Insurance Co. (1997), 32 O.R. 161 (C.A.), at p. [48] ......
  • Egan v Harbour Air Seaplanes LLP
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • June 17, 2024
    ...see Asgari Sereshk v. Peter Kiewet Sons ULC, 2021 BCSC 2570 at para. 72, citing Cook at para. 25; see also Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571 at para. 48 That Machtinger confirms that employers can make contracts that referentially incorporate minimum statutory notice periods and al......
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    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • February 11, 2026
    ...that it is an error to subdivide clauses into constituent parts. A clause must be interpretated as a whole. [Amberber v IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571 at para 59]. In its analysis, Orano does not look at the entirety of s. 6.1 of the Option Agreement or the definition of Mineral Dispos......
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32 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 1 ' 5, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 12, 2025
    ...Columbia (Transportation and Highways), 2010 SCC 4, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainag......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, Termination and Severance of Employment, O. Reg. 288/01 s. 2(1), Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310, Plester v. Polyone Canada Inc......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, Termination and Severance of Employment, O. Reg. 288/01 s. 2(1), Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310, Plester v. Polyone Canada Inc......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 16 – December 20, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 2, 2020
    ...v. Hoj Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 SCR 986, Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicholls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679, Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Garreton v. Complete Innovations Inc., 2016 ONSC 1178, Dumbrell v. Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59 Hilson v. 1336365 Alberta Ltd., 2......
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2 books & journal articles
  • The Employment Contract
    • Canada
    • Working with the Law Collection Employment Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition
    • May 12, 2022
    ...Law Decisions” (23 April 2020), online: . 12 Andros v Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc , 2019 ONCA 679 ; Amberber v IBM Canada Ltd , 2018 ONCA 571 . 13 Rossman v Canadian Solar Inc , 2019 ONCA 992 . © 2022 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. CHAPTER 4 THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT 11......
  • UNMIXING THE MIXED QUESTIONS: A FRAMEWORK FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN QUESTIONS OF FACT AND QUESTIONS OF LAW IN CONTRACTUAL INTERPRETATION.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 52 No. 2, June 2019
    • June 1, 2019
    ...judge, "I cannot say that the meaning of each of those three... clauses is clear and unambiguous": ibid. (174) Ibid at para 100. (175) 2018 ONCA 571 (176) Ibid at para 65 (177) 2015 ONCA 727 [Puri]. (178) See ibid at para 1. Puri served the offer under Rule 49 of the Rules of Civil Procedur......