Austin v. Bell Canada
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Judge | MacPherson, Sharpe and Jamal JJ.A. |
| Citation | 2020 ONCA 142 |
| Docket Number | C67404 |
| Date | 21 February 2020 |
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22 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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15 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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Real Estate Professionals Inc. v. Castel Homes Inc. et al.
...author if the choice is between him and the other party to the contract who did not participate in its drafting”: Austin v. Bell Canada, 2020 ONCA 142, at para. 31. Since Mr. Campoli drafted the ESA, any ambiguity in the wording of paragraphs 2(i) and 2(a) must be resolved against [141] In ......
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Whitehead v. Tucker
...for failing to take such evidence into account, this court has found a palpable and overriding error of fact: Austin v. Bell Canada, 2020 ONCA 142, 150 O.R. (3d) 21, at para. [58] That is what occurred here. The expert evidence proffered by the appellants’ and respondents’ experts establish......
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Brewers Retail v. Campbell
...in the pension context, are recognized causes of action and are certainly justiciable in the courts: see, e.g. Austin v. Bell Canada, 2020 ONCA 142. [22] Given that there is a recognizable cause of action in resolving a disputed interpretation of a statute, I have no hesitation in concludin......
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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......
