Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville v. Co-operators General Insurance Company

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeHoy, Brown and Thorburn JJ.A.
Neutral Citation2021 ONCA 159
Citation2021 ONCA 159
Date15 March 2021
Docket NumberC68449 and C68460

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20 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 1, 2022
    ...(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......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 1, 2022
    ...(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......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 15 ' 19, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 22, 2021
    ...of Contents Civil Decisions Family and Children's Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville v. Co-operators General Insurance Company , 2021 ONCA 159 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Insurance, Coverage, Exclusions, Duty to Defend, Duty to Indemnify, Civil Procedure, Applications, Class P......
  • Loblaw Companies Limited v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 19, 2022
    ...coverage may be limited. See Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 159 at para. [36] The duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify and constitutes a separate and independent contractual obligation. The o......
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9 cases
  • Loblaw Companies Limited v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada
    • Canada
    • Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    • January 19, 2022
    ...coverage may be limited. See Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 159 at para. [36] The duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify and constitutes a separate and independent contractual obligation. The o......
  • Nihtat Gwich’in Council et al v. Blake et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Northwest Territories (Canada)
    • August 20, 2026
    ...relief sought (see for example, Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville v Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 159, para 48; Li, para 38; McGrath v Desai, 2023 ONSC 7094, paras 76-81). [43]       In British Columbia, when deci......
  • Li v. Bank of Nova Scotia
    • Canada
    • Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    • July 18, 2023
    ...See Collins at para. 5 and Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 159 at para. [39] In determining whether to convert an application into a trial of an issue, the court should consider whether it would be satisfied ......
  • McGrath v. Desai
    • Canada
    • Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    • December 15, 2023
    ...See Collins at para. 5 and Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 159 at para. ii. Application to this case [75] I will discuss the four factors set out above in turn. [76] Material facts in dispute. The evidence sh......
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11 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 1, 2022
    ...(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......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 1, 2022
    ...(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......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 15 ' 19, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 22, 2021
    ...of Contents Civil Decisions Family and Children's Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville v. Co-operators General Insurance Company , 2021 ONCA 159 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Insurance, Coverage, Exclusions, Duty to Defend, Duty to Indemnify, Civil Procedure, Applications, Class P......
  • Insurance Coverage: The Duty To Defend
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 8, 2021
    ...on the motion. It should be noted, however, that there is no indication that a jury notice had been delivered in either case. 35 2021 ONCA 159. 36 Family and Children's Services, at para. 37 Family and Children's Services, at paras. 39 and 41. 38 Family and Children's Services, at para. 45.......
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