Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644

JurisdictionOntario
JudgePERELL, J.
Citation2020 ONSC 1644
Date20 April 2020
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
Docket NumberCV-18-591719CP
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20 practice notes
  • Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 17 Febrero 2023
    ..., aff’d 2015 ONCA 921 . See also Nelson v. Telus Communications Inc. (Part 3), 2021 ONSC 24 at para. 79; Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644 at para. 623; Bernstein v. Peoples Trust Company, 2019 ONSC 2867 at para. 298; Reddock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONSC 5053 at pa......
  • Price v Smith & Wesson Corporation,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 5 Marzo 2024
    ...2421 (Div. Ct.). 59 Carter v. Ford Motor Company of Canada, 2021 ONSC 4138. 60 2016 ONCA 250. 61 2019 ONSC 1888. 62 2019 ONSC 5053. 63 2020 ONSC 1644. 64 2021 ONSC 4138. 65 Markson v. MBNA Canada Bank, 2007 ONCA 334 at para. 69, leave to appeal to SCC ref'd [2007] S.C.C.A. No. 346; Hollick ......
  • Unchartered Grounds: Covid-19 and Class Actions
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-2, March 2022
    • 1 Marzo 2022
    ... 2019 BCSC 743 at paras 52–53. See also North v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2020 BCSC 2044 at para 43. 71 Francis v Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644 at paras 2–3 [Francis ONSC]; Reddock v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONSC 5053 at para 3 [Reddock ONSC]; Good ONSC, above note 61 at pa......
  • C.S. v. Ontario, 2021 ONSC 6851
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 14 Octubre 2021
    ... 1992, c. 6 . [2] Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c 11. [3] Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644, aff’d 2021 ONCA 197 ; Reddock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONSC 5053 , aff’d 2020 ONCA 184 ; Brazeau v. Attorney G......
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17 cases
  • Price v Smith & Wesson Corporation,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 5 Marzo 2024
    ...2421 (Div. Ct.). 59 Carter v. Ford Motor Company of Canada, 2021 ONSC 4138. 60 2016 ONCA 250. 61 2019 ONSC 1888. 62 2019 ONSC 5053. 63 2020 ONSC 1644. 64 2021 ONSC 4138. 65 Markson v. MBNA Canada Bank, 2007 ONCA 334 at para. 69, leave to appeal to SCC ref'd [2007] S.C.C.A. No. 346; Hollick ......
  • Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 17 Febrero 2023
    ..., aff’d 2015 ONCA 921 . See also Nelson v. Telus Communications Inc. (Part 3), 2021 ONSC 24 at para. 79; Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644 at para. 623; Bernstein v. Peoples Trust Company, 2019 ONSC 2867 at para. 298; Reddock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONSC 5053 at pa......
  • Reilly v Alberta,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 19 Agosto 2024
    ...of a duty of care for matters of policy”). 245 Francis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 197 ; 463 D.L.R. 4th 99 . 246 Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644. 247 Francis v. Ontario, 2018 ONSC 248 Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644 , ¶ 7. 249 Francis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 197 , ¶¶ 2-3; 463 D.L.R. 4th......
  • C.S. v. Ontario, 2021 ONSC 6851
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 14 Octubre 2021
    ... 1992, c. 6 . [2] Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c 11. [3] Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644, aff’d 2021 ONCA 197 ; Reddock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONSC 5053 , aff’d 2020 ONCA 184 ; Brazeau v. Attorney G......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • An Update On Tort Immunity Under The Crown Liability And Proceedings Act
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 25 Septiembre 2020
    ...be seen how the Courts would interpret and apply the Act and how broadly the immunity provisions would be applied. In Francis v Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644, Justice Perell, in the context of a motion of summary judgment in a class action case, considered the application of CLAPA. The plaintiffs......
  • Three Legislative Changes Impacting Class Actions
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 23 Julio 2020
    ...to a later date an actual determination of whether operational negligence is subject to immunity under the CLPA. In Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644, a summary judgment motion in a certified class proceeding brought by prison inmates concerning administrative segregation, the Court was re......
3 books & journal articles
  • Unchartered Grounds: Covid-19 and Class Actions
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-2, March 2022
    • 1 Marzo 2022
    ... 2019 BCSC 743 at paras 52–53. See also North v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2020 BCSC 2044 at para 43. 71 Francis v Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644 at paras 2–3 [Francis ONSC]; Reddock v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONSC 5053 at para 3 [Reddock ONSC]; Good ONSC, above note 61 at pa......
  • ANSWERING IN EMERGENCY: THE LAW AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN CANADA'S PANDEMIC RESPONSE.
    • Canada
    • University of New Brunswick Law Journal No. 72, January 2021
    • 1 Enero 2021
    ...April 2020), Montreal, Que SC, No 500-06-001061205 (motion for authorization of a class action). See also in Ontario: Francis v Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644 [Francis] (summary judgment in a certified class action case). In Ontario, the province operates correctional institutions ( Ministry of Co......
  • Suing Canadian governments: Core public policy and operational decisions
    • Canada
    • Canadian Public Administration No. 63-4, December 2020
    • 1 Diciembre 2020
    ...Court of Justice. 2018. Tesla Motor Canada ULC v. Ontario (Ministry of Transportation), 2018 ONSC 5062 . . 2020. Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644.Phegan, Colin S. 1976. “Public authority liability in negligence.” McGill Law Journal 22 (4): 605–629.Powers, Lucas. 2019. “Ontario PCs want t......

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