Austin v. Bell Canada,
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | MacPherson, Sharpe and Jamal JJ.A. |
| Citation | 2020 ONCA 142 |
| Date | 21 February 2020 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Docket Number | C67404 |
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20 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 February 21, 2020)
..., R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 170(12), Fault Determination Rules, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 668, R. v. Pannu, 2015 ONCA 677 Austin v. Bell Canada , 2020 ONCA 142 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Contra Proferentem, Pension Plans, Class Proceedings, Summary Judgment, Class Proceedings Act , 1992,......
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Table of Cases
...[2011] SCCA No 206 ............................326, 327, 341–42, 538 Austin v Bell Canada, 2018 ONSC 4018, rev’d on other grounds, 2020 ONCA 142 ................................................................................... 130, 257 Austin v Bell Canada, 2019 ONSC 4757 ......................
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Minimum Standards
...in favour of former employees rather than a gratuitous beneit at the discretion of the employer: see, for example, Austin v Bell Canada , 2020 ONCA 142; Quinn v New Brunswick (Finance and Human Resources) , 2011 NBQB 182 at paras 57–96; and Dinney v Great-West Life Assurance Co , 2005 MBCA ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 4 ' 8, 2024)
...Electricity Distribution Ontario Inc. v. Municipal Electric Association Reciprocal Insurance Exchange, 2022 ONCA 514, Austin v. Bell, 2020 ONCA 142, Adam v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2018 BCCA 482, Beaudin v. Travelers Indemnity Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 ONSC 1389, ......
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12 cases
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Farrage Estate v. D’Andrea,
...15, 17, 20, 21-23, 25-26, 31, 34, 36, 42, 44 and 45. [42] Decision, at para. 16. [43] Decision, at para. 46. [44] Austin v. Bell Canada, 2020 ONCA 142, at para. 24. [45] Decision, at para. 44. [46] Courts of Justice Act, s. 133(b): “No appeal lies without leave of the court to which the app......
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Granger v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario,
...and in supplementary reasons at 2019 ONSC 5961, 51 C.C.P.B. (2nd) 154. The plaintiff successfully appealed that decision (reported at 2020 ONCA 142, 150 O.R. (3d) 21), but the Court of Appeal did not address Morgan J.’s costs reasons reported at 2019 ONSC [7] For example, in Stewart v. Demm......
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2024 ONCA 808,
...that this phrase qualifies “Facility” and not a “Contract Facility”. It relies particularly on this court's decision in Austin v. Bell, 2020 ONCA 142, 150 O.R. (3d) 21. 19 Allowing the omission of a single punctuation mark to dominate the interpretation of a contractual provision would, in ......
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1797472 Ontario Inc. v Independent Electricity System Operator,
...that this phrase qualifies “Facility” and not a “Contract Facility”. It relies particularly on this court's decision in Austin v. Bell, 2020 ONCA 142, 150 O.R. (3d) 21. 19 Allowing the omission of a single punctuation mark to dominate the interpretation of a contractual provision would, in ......
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4 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 February 21, 2020)
..., R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 170(12), Fault Determination Rules, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 668, R. v. Pannu, 2015 ONCA 677 Austin v. Bell Canada , 2020 ONCA 142 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Contra Proferentem, Pension Plans, Class Proceedings, Summary Judgment, Class Proceedings Act , 1992,......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 4 ' 8, 2024)
...Electricity Distribution Ontario Inc. v. Municipal Electric Association Reciprocal Insurance Exchange, 2022 ONCA 514, Austin v. Bell, 2020 ONCA 142, Adam v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2018 BCCA 482, Beaudin v. Travelers Indemnity Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 ONSC 1389, ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 29 ' October 3, 2025)
...Microlec Produits Électroniques Inc., [1992] 2 S.C.R. 1065, Waxman v. Waxman, (2004) 186 O.A.C. 201 (C.A.), Austin v. Bell Canada, 2020 ONCA 142, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Corkery, 2009 ONCA 85, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, Moncur v. Plante, 2021 ONCA 462, Schafer v. Schafe......
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Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation Newsletter ' April 2020
...IN THIS ISSUE BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS Earl v. McAllister, 2019 ONSC 7288 INTERPRETATION OF PENSION PLAN TERMS Austin v. Bell Canada, 2020 ONCA 142 FAMILY LAW Kraft v. Kraft, 2020 BCSC 283 Miaskowski v. MacIntyre, 2020 ONCA 178 JURISDICTION OF A PENSION PLAN Canada (Attorney General) v. Nor......
4 books & journal articles
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Table of Cases
...[2011] SCCA No 206 ............................326, 327, 341–42, 538 Austin v Bell Canada, 2018 ONSC 4018, rev’d on other grounds, 2020 ONCA 142 ................................................................................... 130, 257 Austin v Bell Canada, 2019 ONSC 4757 ......................
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Minimum Standards
...in favour of former employees rather than a gratuitous beneit at the discretion of the employer: see, for example, Austin v Bell Canada , 2020 ONCA 142; Quinn v New Brunswick (Finance and Human Resources) , 2011 NBQB 182 at paras 57–96; and Dinney v Great-West Life Assurance Co , 2005 MBCA ......
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Reach
...Co , [2009] OJ No 114 (SCJ) at para 47, and most recently, Austin v Bell Canada , 2018 ONSC 4018 at para 28, rev’d on other grounds, 2020 ONCA 142. ny v Smallhorn , 2007 CanLII 55704 (Ont SC). See also, Imperial Oil Limited v Ontario (Superintendent Financial Services) , 2010 ONFST 16, wher......
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Grammar and Punctuation
...Common Comma Crimes Committed by Counsel” (March 2016) 95 Michigan Bar Journal 40–41. 24 See Austin v Bell Canada , 2019 ONSC 4757, rev’d 2020 ONCA 142; Vitol E&P Ltd v New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd , [2018] EWHC 1580 (Comm); m 184 m Chapter Three: Grammar and Punctuation Read that En......