Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd.,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeLaskin,Feldman,Hourigan
Citation2017 ONCA 158
Docket NumberC62132
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Date23 February 2017

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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 16 ' 20, 2024)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 3, 2025
    ...Termination and Severance of Employment, O. Reg. 288/01, Practice Direction Concerning Civil Appeals, Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310, Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc., 2022 ONCA 451, Waksdale v. Swego......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 2 – December 6, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 11, 2019
    ...v. Reid's Heritage Homes Ltd., 2009 ONCA 916, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 986, Paquette v. TeraGo Networks Inc., 2016 ONCA 618 Health Genetic Center Corp. v. New ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...and Severance of Employment, O. Reg. 288/01 s. 2(1), Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571 , Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 , Plester v. Polyone Canada Inc., 2011 ONSC 6068 , aff'd 2013 ONCA 47 , Oo......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...and Severance of Employment, O. Reg. 288/01 s. 2(1), Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571 , Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 , Plester v. Polyone Canada Inc., 2011 ONSC 6068 , aff'd 2013 ONCA 47 , Oo......
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    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 24, 2019
    ...v. Bechel Canadian Ltd. (1983), 3 C.C.E.L. 16 at para. 23 (Ont. H.C.J.). [48] Markoulakis v. SNC-Lavalin Inc., 2015 ONSC 1081 . [49] 2017 ONCA 158. [50] Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158 at paras. 15-16. [51] Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158 at para. 21. ......
  • Gracias v. Dr. David Walt Dentistry,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 17, 2022
    ...v. Canadian Solar Inc., 2019 ONCA 992 : Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679 ; Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd. 2017 ONCA 158; Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 SCR 986 ; Carter v. Bell & Sons (Canada) Ltd., [1936] O.R. 290 [12] 2020 ONCA 391 . [13] Wa......
  • Rice v Shell Global Solutions Canada Inc, 2019 ABQB 977
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 18, 2019
    ...contracts terminable on reasonable notice as the most favourable (examples include Ceccol at para 25; Wood v Fred Deeley Imports Ltd, 2017 ONCA 158 at para 28). Shell argues that the most favourable interpretation is to imply common law reasonable notice. [59] The authorities binding on me ......
  • Singh v Clark Builders,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • January 6, 2025
    ...agreements: [34] … In employment law, uncertainty ought to be resolved in favour of the employee: Wood v Fred Deeley Imports Ltd, 2017 ONCA 158 at paras 28, 134 OR (3d) 481. Moreover, contra preferentem mandates that contractual ambiguities ought to be resolved against the party that drafte......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 2 – December 6, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 11, 2019
    ...v. Reid's Heritage Homes Ltd., 2009 ONCA 916, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 986, Paquette v. TeraGo Networks Inc., 2016 ONCA 618 Health Genetic Center Corp. v. New ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...and Severance of Employment, O. Reg. 288/01 s. 2(1), Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571 , Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 , Plester v. Polyone Canada Inc., 2011 ONSC 6068 , aff'd 2013 ONCA 47 , Oo......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 6, 2022 ' June 10, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 15, 2022
    ...and Severance of Employment, O. Reg. 288/01 s. 2(1), Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571 , Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 , Plester v. Polyone Canada Inc., 2011 ONSC 6068 , aff'd 2013 ONCA 47 , Oo......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 16 ' 20, 2024)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 3, 2025
    ...Termination and Severance of Employment, O. Reg. 288/01, Practice Direction Concerning Civil Appeals, Wood v. Fred Deeley Imports Ltd., 2017 ONCA 158, Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310, Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc., 2022 ONCA 451, Waksdale v. Swego......
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  • The Employment Contract
    • Canada
    • Working with the Law Collection Employment Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition
    • May 12, 2022
    ...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 Reserved. enforced. The severability clause directs that the part of the agree......