Seelster Farms et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen and OLG

JurisdictionOntario
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
JudgeEmery J.
Citation2020 ONSC 4013
Date29 June 2020
Docket Number272/14 (Guelph)

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10 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 29 ' April 2, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 6, 2021
    ...(2004), 73 OR (3d) 401 (Ont CA), Good v. Toronto (Police Services Board), 2016 ONCA 250, Seelster Farms v. Her Majesty the Queen and OLG, 2020 ONSC 4013, Barker v. Barker, 2020 ONSC 3746, Cirillo v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 3983, Leroux v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1994, Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [......
  • Quadrangle v. Attorney General of Canada
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 6, 2025
    ...a practical, common sense approach focused on the contractual intent of the parties: Seelster Farms et v. Her Majesty the Queen and OLG, 2020 ONSC 4013, at para. 163, citing 524.    Public authorities can enter into a binding contractual relationship even in the absence of a ......
  • Gilani v. BMO Investments Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 18, 2021
    ...as well as by a plaintiff to enforce terms of a contract against a defendant: Brown, at paras. 110-111; Seelster Farms Inc. v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 4013, at paras. [176] There is no requirement that the third party be specifically named in the agreement in order to be a beneficiary. It is suf......
  • Francis v. Ontario
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • March 31, 2021
    ...Ontario points to one case that has since been decided under the CLPA, namely, Seelster Farms v. Her Majesty the Queen and OLG, 2020 ONSC 4013, 68 C.C.L.T. (4th) 104, where Emery J. said, at para. The CLPA removes the distinction between decisions that are policy decisions, and decisions th......
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8 cases
  • Quadrangle v. Attorney General of Canada
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 6, 2025
    ...a practical, common sense approach focused on the contractual intent of the parties: Seelster Farms et v. Her Majesty the Queen and OLG, 2020 ONSC 4013, at para. 163, citing 524.    Public authorities can enter into a binding contractual relationship even in the absence of a ......
  • Gilani v. BMO Investments Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 18, 2021
    ...as well as by a plaintiff to enforce terms of a contract against a defendant: Brown, at paras. 110-111; Seelster Farms Inc. v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 4013, at paras. [176] There is no requirement that the third party be specifically named in the agreement in order to be a beneficiary. It is suf......
  • Francis v. Ontario
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • March 31, 2021
    ...Ontario points to one case that has since been decided under the CLPA, namely, Seelster Farms v. Her Majesty the Queen and OLG, 2020 ONSC 4013, 68 C.C.L.T. (4th) 104, where Emery J. said, at para. The CLPA removes the distinction between decisions that are policy decisions, and decisions th......
  • Unity Health Toronto v. 2442931 Ontario Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 13, 2024
    ...v. Belleville (City), 2013 ONCA 148, 114 O.R. (3d) 561, at paras. 95–100, and Seelster Farms et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen and OLG, 2020 ONSC 4013, 8 B.L.R. (6th) 266, at para. [132] The principled exception does not apply here, for the same reasons as the court has found that there was n......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 29 ' April 2, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 6, 2021
    ...(2004), 73 OR (3d) 401 (Ont CA), Good v. Toronto (Police Services Board), 2016 ONCA 250, Seelster Farms v. Her Majesty the Queen and OLG, 2020 ONSC 4013, Barker v. Barker, 2020 ONSC 3746, Cirillo v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 3983, Leroux v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1994, Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [......
  • The Ties That (May) Bind: Ensuring Letters Of Intent Do Not Impose Binding Obligations On Parties
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 17, 2020
    ...2009 ONCA 36, at paras 29-31. 5. Wallace v. Allen, 2009 ONCA 36, at para 34. 6. Seelster Farms et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen and OLG, 2020 ONSC 4013, at para 7. Seelster Farms et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen and OLG, 2020 ONSC 4013, at para 177. 8. Civil Code of Québec, section 1375. 9. B......