Bowman v. Ontario

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeBrown,Coroza,Pepall
Citation2022 ONCA 477
Date21 June 2022
Docket NumberC68939; C69690

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23 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 19, 2023
    ... [1994] 1 S.C.R. 420 , Francis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 197 , Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5 , Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Gosselin v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 84 , Flora v. Ontario (Health Insurance Plan, General Manager), 2008 ONCA 538 , Sagharian v. Ont......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 1, 2025
    ...(Div. Ct.), Carcillo v. Canadian Hockey League, 2023 ONSC 886 , Carcillo v. Canadian Hockey League, 2023 ONSC 5798 , Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Gratton-Masuy Environmental Technologies Inc. v. Ontario, 2010 ONCA 501 , 728654 Ontario Inc. v. Ontario (2005), 202 O.A.C. 4 (C.A.), P......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 1 ' 5, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 12, 2025
    ...Hockey League, 2025 ONCA 652 , Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. Veritas Investment Research Corp., 2017 ONCA 85 , Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19 , R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 , Bear v. Merck Frosst Canada & Co., ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 12 ' 16, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 20, 2023
    ...c. 29, Income Tax Regulations, C.R.C., c. 945, Income Tax Folio S3-F10-C1, Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68 , Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Leroux v. Ontario, 2023 ONCA 314 , Froese v. Montreal Trust Company of Canada (1996), 137 D.L.R. (4th) 725 (B.C.C.A.), Ivany et al. v. Fi......
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11 cases
  • Quadrangle v Attorney General of Canada
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 6, 2025
    ...decides whether the government action at issue is a policy decision or an operational decision. As Brown J.A. noted in Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, at para. 59: “at common law public authorities enjoy an immunity from suit for negligence for ‘true policy decisions’”. [37] The basic pri......
  • Robson v Federal Express Canada Corporation
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • December 3, 2025
    ...The test under s. 5(1)(a) is the same as under r. 21.01(1)(b) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194: Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, 162 O.R. (3d) 561 , at para. 25. A claim will be found not to disclose a cause of action only if, assuming the facts pleaded are true, it ......
  • Carcillo v Ontario Major Junior Hockey League
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • September 22, 2025
    ...that are merely bald conclusions, pure legal assertions, or claims that are patently absurd or incapable of proof: Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, 162 O.R. (3d) 561, at paras. 38–41; Gratton-Masuy Environmental Technologies Inc. v. Ontario, 2010 ONCA 501, 101 O.R. (3d) 321, at paras. 99–1......
  • The King v. Greenwood
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • February 20, 2024
    ...proceeding: Hollick at para. 16; Pro‑Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57 at para. 99; Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477 at para. 37. Certification simply means that the action is appropriately prosecuted as a class proceeding: Hollick at para. [70] The fact that......
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5 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 1 ' 5, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 12, 2025
    ...Hockey League, 2025 ONCA 652 , Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. Veritas Investment Research Corp., 2017 ONCA 85 , Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19 , R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 , Bear v. Merck Frosst Canada & Co., ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 23-27, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 2, 2025
    ...1990, c. F.3, s. 61, Anns v. Merton London Borough Council, [1978] A.C. 728 (H.L.), Cooper v. Hobart, 2001 SCC 79 , Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57 , R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 , Atlantic Lottery Corp. ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 19, 2023
    ... [1994] 1 S.C.R. 420 , Francis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 197 , Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5 , Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Gosselin v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 84 , Flora v. Ontario (Health Insurance Plan, General Manager), 2008 ONCA 538 , Sagharian v. Ont......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 1, 2025
    ...(Div. Ct.), Carcillo v. Canadian Hockey League, 2023 ONSC 886 , Carcillo v. Canadian Hockey League, 2023 ONSC 5798 , Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Gratton-Masuy Environmental Technologies Inc. v. Ontario, 2010 ONCA 501 , 728654 Ontario Inc. v. Ontario (2005), 202 O.A.C. 4 (C.A.), P......
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