Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgePardu, Huscroft and Fairburn JJ.A.
Citation2017 ONCA 1006
Docket NumberC61897
Date20 December 2017

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  • Canada Post Corp. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2019
    ...S.C.R. 986; Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190; Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Ltd., 2017 ONCA 1006; Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. Hamilton (City) (2002), 58 O.R. (3d) 37, leave to appeal refused, [2002] 3 S.C.R. vi. Statutes and Regulat......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 19 ' April 23, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 27, 2021
    ...R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, ss. 121, 125, 134, Construction Projects, O. Reg. 213/91, Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006, R. v. Wyssen, 1992 CanLII 7598 (Ont. C.A.), Ontario (Labour) v. Nugent, 2019 ONCA 999, R. v. Francis (1996), 92 O.A.C. 308 (C.A.), R. v. Th......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (April 19 – April 23, 2021)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • April 25, 2021
    ...R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, ss. 121, 125, 134, Construction Projects, O. Reg. 213/91, Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006, R. v. Wyssen, 1992 CanLII 7598 (Ont. C.A.), Ontario (Labour) v. Nugent, 2019 ONCA 999, R. v. Francis (1996), 92 O.A.C. 308 (C.A.), R. v. Th......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 18 – December 22, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 2, 2018
    ...motion judge was set aside, as was the order with respect to costs of the motion. Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006 [Pardu, Huscroft and Fairburn W Wilson, for the appellant J Warning, for the respondent Keywords: Employment Law, Workplace Safety, Provin......
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  • Canada Post Corp. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2019
    ...S.C.R. 986; Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190; Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Ltd., 2017 ONCA 1006; Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. Hamilton (City) (2002), 58 O.R. (3d) 37, leave to appeal refused, [2002] 3 S.C.R. vi. Statutes and Regulat......
  • R. v. Bondfield Construction Company Limited
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • April 14, 2022
    ...(C.A.), at para. 16, leave to appeal refused, [2002] S.C.C.A. No. 146; see also Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006, at para. [59]       A generous interpretation, however, should not be confused with a limitless one: Blue Mou......
  • Ontario (Labour) v. Sudbury (City)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • April 23, 2021
    ...purpose of protecting employees’ health and safety. See, most recently, Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006 at paras. 19-20, and the authorities cited. [9]          Whether the City is an “employer......
  • R. v. Aecon Construction Group Inc.
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • June 25, 2018
    ...the legislation, which is the protection of workers at a workplace; as stated in Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006 at paragraph 19 with reference to earlier decisions in R. v. Timminco Ltd. (2001) 54 O.R. (3d) 21 (C.A.); R. v. The Corporation of the City......
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4 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 19 ' April 23, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 27, 2021
    ...R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, ss. 121, 125, 134, Construction Projects, O. Reg. 213/91, Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006, R. v. Wyssen, 1992 CanLII 7598 (Ont. C.A.), Ontario (Labour) v. Nugent, 2019 ONCA 999, R. v. Francis (1996), 92 O.A.C. 308 (C.A.), R. v. Th......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (April 19 – April 23, 2021)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • April 25, 2021
    ...R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, ss. 121, 125, 134, Construction Projects, O. Reg. 213/91, Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006, R. v. Wyssen, 1992 CanLII 7598 (Ont. C.A.), Ontario (Labour) v. Nugent, 2019 ONCA 999, R. v. Francis (1996), 92 O.A.C. 308 (C.A.), R. v. Th......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 18 – December 22, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 2, 2018
    ...motion judge was set aside, as was the order with respect to costs of the motion. Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006 [Pardu, Huscroft and Fairburn W Wilson, for the appellant J Warning, for the respondent Keywords: Employment Law, Workplace Safety, Provin......
  • In Important Decision, Ontario Appeal Court Says That General Duty Clause In OHSA Can Impose Higher Obligations Than Specific Requirements In Regulations
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 8, 2018
    ...court allowed the appeal and ordered a new trial before a different justice. Ontario (Labour) v. Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006 For more information, visit our Occupational Health & Safety Law blog at www.occupationalhealthandsafetylaw.com About Dentons Dentons is th......
1 books & journal articles
  • The Occupational Health and Safety Act
    • Canada
    • Working with the Law Collection Employment Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition
    • May 12, 2022
    ...COURT OF APPEAL CONFIRMS GENEROUS INTERPRETATION OF OHSA DUTY TO PROTECT WORKERS Ontario (Labour) v Quinton Steel (Wellington) Limited, 2017 ONCA 1006 Facts Vryenhoek was a finishing metal welder at Quinton Steel. On the day of the accident, he was involved in fabricating a large piece of s......