Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle; Moreau, Mary |
| Citation | 2025 SCC 28 |
| Date | 19 September 2025 |
| Docket Number | 40908 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
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18 practice notes
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R. v. Rousselle, 2025 SCC 35
...575; Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 53, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 471; Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28; R. v. Alex, 2017 SCC 37, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 967; R. v. St. Pierre, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 791; R. v. Boucher, 2005 SCC 72, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 499; R. v. ......
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Kosicki v Toronto (City)
...General of Ontario, Attorney General of British Columbia, City of Surrey, Advocates for the Rule of Law and City of Ottawa Interveners 2025 SCC 28 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O'Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. DOCKET: 40908 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Prope......
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R v Rousselle
...575; Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 53, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 471; Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28; R. v. Alex, 2017 SCC 37, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 967; R. v. St. Pierre, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 791; R. v. Boucher, 2005 SCC 72, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 499; R. v. ......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (OCTOBER 13 – 17)
...Real Property Limitations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.15, s. 4, Land Titles Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.5, s. 51, Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28, McClatchie v. Rideau Lakes (Township), 2015 ONCA 233, Armstrong v. Moore, 2020 ONCA 49 Constantine Enterprises Inc. v. Mizrahi (128 Hazelton) Inc.,......
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9 cases
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R. v. Rousselle, 2025 SCC 35
...575; Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 53, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 471; Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28; R. v. Alex, 2017 SCC 37, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 967; R. v. St. Pierre, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 791; R. v. Boucher, 2005 SCC 72, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 499; R. v. ......
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Kosicki v Toronto (City)
...General of Ontario, Attorney General of British Columbia, City of Surrey, Advocates for the Rule of Law and City of Ottawa Interveners 2025 SCC 28 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O'Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. DOCKET: 40908 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Prope......
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R v Rousselle
...575; Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 53, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 471; Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28; R. v. Alex, 2017 SCC 37, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 967; R. v. St. Pierre, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 791; R. v. Boucher, 2005 SCC 72, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 499; R. v. ......
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The Canadian Transit Company v Canada (Attorney General)
...[1996] O.J. No. 4399 (Gen. Div.), at paras. 27–28. 24 Canada Factum, para. 1. 25 Canada Factum, para. 3. 26 Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28, 507 D.L.R. (4th) 1, at para. 27 Piekut, at para. 44;, R. v. Wilson, 2025 SCC 32, at para. 132, per Jamal J. (dissenting); Bell ExpressVu Limite......
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9 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (OCTOBER 13 – 17)
...Real Property Limitations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.15, s. 4, Land Titles Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.5, s. 51, Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28, McClatchie v. Rideau Lakes (Township), 2015 ONCA 233, Armstrong v. Moore, 2020 ONCA 49 Constantine Enterprises Inc. v. Mizrahi (128 Hazelton) Inc.,......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 13 ' 17, 2025)
...Real Property Limitations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.15, s. 4, Land Titles Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.5, s. 51, Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28, McClatchie v. Rideau Lakes (Township), 2015 ONCA 233, Armstrong v. Moore, 2020 ONCA 49 Constantine Enterprises Inc. v. Mizrahi (128 Hazelton) Inc.,......
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SCC Confirms Adverse Possession Of Municipal Parkland In Ontario Remains Alive And Well
...public policy concerns. On September 19, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") undercut that assumption. In Kosicki v Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28, a narrow 5 to 4 decision, the SCC held that Ontario's Real Property Limitations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.15 ("RPLA"), does not categorically b......
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The Boundaries Of Common Law: Parkland Is Not Immune From Adverse Possession
...from claims of adverse possession, and what role does the common law have in claims of adverse possession? In Kosicki v Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28 (Kosicki), the Supreme Court of Canada (the SCC) answered these questions in a decision that likely has broader implications on the application......
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