Meekis v. Ontario,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeJuriansz, van Rensburg and Sossin JJ.A.
Neutral Citation2021 ONCA 534
Citation2021 ONCA 534
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Docket NumberC66971
Date26 July 2021

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9 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 10 ' 14)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 19, 2025
    ...v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2023 FCA 89 , Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121 , Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347 Sundial Homes (Sharon) Limited v. Wei, 2025 ONCA 102 Keywords: Contracts, Real Propert......
  • 2025 ONCA 100,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2025
    ...As held in Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121, 136 O.R. (3d) 654, at para. 15, and Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, 158 O.R. (3d) 1, at para. 16, a court assessing a r. 21.01(1)(b) motion is not required to assume that bald conclusory statements of fact are 48......
  • Rivard v Ontario,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • February 13, 2025
    ...As held in Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121, 136 O.R. (3d) 654, at para. 15, and Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, 158 O.R. (3d) 1, at para. 16, a court assessing a r. 21.01(1)(b) motion is not required to assume that bald conclusory statements of fact are 48......
  • Manoharan v Taylor,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 18, 2025
    ...No. 201) 173 The purpose of the tort of misfeasance in public office was described by the Ontario Court of Appeal in Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534 as follows: As Lord Steyn put it in Three Rivers District Council v. Bank of England (No. 3), [2000] 2 W.L.R. 1220 (U.K. H.L.), at 1230: “The......
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  • 2025 ONCA 100,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2025
    ...As held in Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121, 136 O.R. (3d) 654, at para. 15, and Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, 158 O.R. (3d) 1, at para. 16, a court assessing a r. 21.01(1)(b) motion is not required to assume that bald conclusory statements of fact are 48......
  • Rivard v Ontario,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • February 13, 2025
    ...As held in Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121, 136 O.R. (3d) 654, at para. 15, and Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, 158 O.R. (3d) 1, at para. 16, a court assessing a r. 21.01(1)(b) motion is not required to assume that bald conclusory statements of fact are 48......
  • Chitaroni . Coleman (Township),
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 20, 2023
    ...a statutory duty to do so on the part of the Township, clearly missing the Court of Appeal's recent decision in Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, which I will expand upon below. These deficiencies in the materials and the arguments of counsel prevent me from fairly and justly adjudicat......
  • Wei v Ontario,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 30, 2025
    ...8 To succeed on their misfeasance claim, the plaintiffs must show: See Ontario (AG) v Clark, 2021 SCC 18, at para 22; Meekis v Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, at para 73. Given that misfeasance is specifically enumerated in section 17(1), the plaintiffs obviously need leave to prosecute this cause ......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 10 ' 14)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 19, 2025
    ...v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2023 FCA 89 , Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121 , Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347 Sundial Homes (Sharon) Limited v. Wei, 2025 ONCA 102 Keywords: Contracts, Real Propert......