Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc.

JurisdictionOntario
JudgePepall, Hourigan and Roberts JJ.A.
Citation2020 ONCA 391
Date17 June 2020
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Docket NumberC67616

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157 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 16 ' 20, 2024)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 3, 2025
    ...(Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310, Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc., 2022 ONCA 451, Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391 Arcamm Electrical Services Ltd. v Avison Young Real Estate Management Services LP, 2024 ONCA 925 Keywords: Contracts, Defences, Contributory Fault,......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...Inc., 2011 ONSC 6068, aff'd 2013 ONCA 47, Oosterbosch v. FAG Aerospace Inc., 2011 ONSC 1538, Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391, leave to appeal refused, [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 292, Rossman v. Canadian Solar Inc., 2019 ONCA 992, O'Reilly v. ClearMRI Solutions Ltd., 2021 ONCA ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...Inc., 2011 ONSC 6068, aff'd 2013 ONCA 47, Oosterbosch v. FAG Aerospace Inc., 2011 ONSC 1538, Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391, leave to appeal refused, [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 292, Rossman v. Canadian Solar Inc., 2019 ONCA 992, O'Reilly v. ClearMRI Solutions Ltd., 2021 ONCA ......
  • McPherson v Global Growth Assets Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • September 12, 2025
    ...2025 ONSC 2266, at para. 56. 89 Re Bouji, 2017 ONSEC 38, at para. 79. 90 Morin, at para. 12. 91 Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391, 446 D.L.R. (4th) 725, at paras. 92 Sylvester v. British Columbia, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 315, at para. 15. 93 Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, 2008 SCC 3......
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  • McPherson v Global Growth Assets Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • September 12, 2025
    ...2025 ONSC 2266, at para. 56. 89 Re Bouji, 2017 ONSEC 38, at para. 79. 90 Morin, at para. 12. 91 Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391, 446 D.L.R. (4th) 725, at paras. 92 Sylvester v. British Columbia, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 315, at para. 15. 93 Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, 2008 SCC 3......
  • Gracias v. Dr. David Walt Dentistry,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 17, 2022
    ... 2015 ONCA 247 . [10] Two years simple interest (April 29, 2020 – April 27, 2022) at 1.0 %. [11] Waksdale v. Swegon North America, 2020 ONCA 391; Rossman v. Canadian Solar Inc., 2019 ONCA 992 : Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679 ; Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Lt......
  • Perretta v. Rand A Technology Corporation,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 22, 2021
    ...18; Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679, 437 D.L.R. (4th) 546, at para. 19. In Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391, at para. 10, the Court of Appeal held that illegality in the “with cause” portion of the termination provisions renders all termination pr......
  • Wilds v 1959612 Ontario Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 14, 2024
    ...benefit to the employee. See Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158 at para. 28 and Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391 at para. 7 (“ 51 The enforceability of a termination provision in an employment agreement is determined as at the time that the agreement was exe......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 16 ' 20, 2024)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 3, 2025
    ...(Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310, Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc., 2022 ONCA 451, Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391 Arcamm Electrical Services Ltd. v Avison Young Real Estate Management Services LP, 2024 ONCA 925 Keywords: Contracts, Defences, Contributory Fault,......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...Inc., 2011 ONSC 6068, aff'd 2013 ONCA 47, Oosterbosch v. FAG Aerospace Inc., 2011 ONSC 1538, Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391, leave to appeal refused, [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 292, Rossman v. Canadian Solar Inc., 2019 ONCA 992, O'Reilly v. ClearMRI Solutions Ltd., 2021 ONCA ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...Inc., 2011 ONSC 6068, aff'd 2013 ONCA 47, Oosterbosch v. FAG Aerospace Inc., 2011 ONSC 1538, Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391, leave to appeal refused, [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 292, Rossman v. Canadian Solar Inc., 2019 ONCA 992, O'Reilly v. ClearMRI Solutions Ltd., 2021 ONCA ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 31 ' April 4, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 10, 2025
    ...Reasonable Notice, Damages in Lieu of Notice, Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391, Dufault v. Ignace (Township), 2024 ONCA 915, Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 986......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Dismissal Without Cause
    • Canada
    • Working with the Law Collection Employment Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition
    • May 12, 2022
    ...in the absence of just cause under the common law is frustration of contract, which is discussed in Chapter 7. 1 SO 2000, c 41 [ESA]. 2 2020 ONCA 391 at para 10. 230 EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR PARALEGALS © 2022 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. How Much Notice Is Reasonable for Wr......
  • The Employment Contract
    • Canada
    • Working with the Law Collection Employment Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition
    • May 12, 2022
    ...for contract formation have been met, a paralegal should consider the following potential challenges to an employment agreement. 20 2020 ONCA 391 at para 14, leave to appeal to SCC dismissed, 2021 CanLII 1109 . 21 2017 ONCA 158 at para 38. © 2022 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Re......