Humphrey v. Mene Inc.

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeHarvison Young,Nordheimer,van Rensburg
Citation2022 ONCA 531
Date15 July 2022
Docket NumberC69525

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18 practice notes
  • McDonald v Sproule Management GP Limited
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 17, 2023
    ...take the employee to find commensurate employment: Alberta Computers.com Inc v Thibert, 2021 ABCA 213 at para 60; Humphrey v Mene Inc, 2022 ONCA 531 at para 48. [134] The calculation of reasonable notice is not a calculation of damages, but rather is a question of interpretation and determi......
  • Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority Inc. v. Pasap
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • February 12, 2025
    ...damages” rather than “moral damages” in Boucher v Wal-Mart Canada Corp., 2014 ONCA 419, 374 DLR (4th) 293, and in Humphrey v Mene Inc., 2022 ONCA 531, 475 DLR (4th) 68 [Humphrey], among other cases. [125] The Supreme Court made it clear in Honda that moral damages require more than the usua......
  • Stonham v Recycling Worx Inc
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 7, 2023
    ...take the employee to find commensurate employment: Alberta Computers.com Inc v Thibert, 2021 ABCA 213 at para 60; Humphrey v Mene Inc, 2022 ONCA 531 at para [134] The calculation of reasonable notice is not a calculation of damages, but rather is a question of interpretation and determinati......
  • Korpan Tractor and Parts (Parriwi Management Inc.) v. Denton
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 27, 2026
    ...of notice selected by a judge calls for deference: see Coppola at paras 9-10, Hiltz at para 37, and Humphrey v Mene Inc., 2022 ONCA 531 at para 32 [Humphrey]. This approach to appellate review is captured in Minott v O’Shanter Development Company Ltd., 1999 CanLII 3686, 168 D......
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  • McDonald v Sproule Management GP Limited
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 17, 2023
    ...take the employee to find commensurate employment: Alberta Computers.com Inc v Thibert, 2021 ABCA 213 at para 60; Humphrey v Mene Inc, 2022 ONCA 531 at para 48. [134] The calculation of reasonable notice is not a calculation of damages, but rather is a question of interpretation and determi......
  • Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority Inc. v. Pasap
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • February 12, 2025
    ...damages” rather than “moral damages” in Boucher v Wal-Mart Canada Corp., 2014 ONCA 419, 374 DLR (4th) 293, and in Humphrey v Mene Inc., 2022 ONCA 531, 475 DLR (4th) 68 [Humphrey], among other cases. [125] The Supreme Court made it clear in Honda that moral damages require more than the usua......
  • Stonham v Recycling Worx Inc
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 7, 2023
    ...take the employee to find commensurate employment: Alberta Computers.com Inc v Thibert, 2021 ABCA 213 at para 60; Humphrey v Mene Inc, 2022 ONCA 531 at para [134] The calculation of reasonable notice is not a calculation of damages, but rather is a question of interpretation and determinati......
  • Korpan Tractor and Parts (Parriwi Management Inc.) v. Denton
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 27, 2026
    ...of notice selected by a judge calls for deference: see Coppola at paras 9-10, Hiltz at para 37, and Humphrey v Mene Inc., 2022 ONCA 531 at para 32 [Humphrey]. This approach to appellate review is captured in Minott v O’Shanter Development Company Ltd., 1999 CanLII 3686, 168 D......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Employees Risk Substantial Reduction In Notice By Failing To Mitigate
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 20, 2023
    ...v. Mene Inc., 2022 ONCA 531, the Ontario Court of Appeal ("ONCA") found that the employee in question, Humphrey, was entitled to a reduction from 12 months' notice to 6 months' notice as a result of her failure to properly mitigate her damages. The ONCA justified this reduction in damages d......
  • Increasing Common Law Notice Awards In Recent Years
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 3, 2025
    ...CanLII 60849 (ON SCSM) 4. Branch v CIBC, 2010 ONSC 1103 5. Smith v Lyndebrook Golf Inc., 2024 CanLII 103671 6. Humphrey v. Mene Inc., 2022 ONCA 531 To view the original article click The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice ......