Date: 8-18-2016 Docket: CV-16-11272-00CL. | Link
The Ontario Superior Court considered whether the defendant, who deleted his Internet browsing history from his personal computer in the face of a preservation order, had intentionally destroyed relevant evidence.

Date: 2008-12-01. Docket: CI 04-01-37149. Schulman J. | Link 
The Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) conducted an undercover investigation and taped conversations with employees of Skyward Management Inc. (“Skyward”) without the knowledge of the employees. An employee of the MSC transcribed the recordings to a Word document. The MSC and Douglas Brown, general counsel to the MSC, subsequently published an investor alert warning the public about the risks of investing with the plaintiffs and Skyward. Plaintiffs sued the MSC and Brown for defamation and abuse of public authority. On the advice of an investigator with an RCMP background, Brown directed that the audiotape and transcript be destroyed. The destruction was disclosed in the defendants’ affidavit of documents. The MSC had another copy of the transcript printed, but the steps taken to create this new copy was not clear from the evidence. The court barred the defendants from making any use of the transcript during the discovery process. The issue of spoliation, the decision on whether to strike out the statement of defence, and the impact on the plaintiff’s ability for a fair trial should be left for the trial judge.

Date:2006-10-17 Docket: 0503 07699. L. Darlene Acton J. | Link
An application to find the Defendants in contempt of court for swearing a false affidavit, destruction or manipulation of evidence of a laptop, and failure to attend Examinations for Discovery.

Date: 2006-04-10 Docket: CI 99.02.00265. Mykle J. |Link
"The plaintiff knew from the pleadings that the computer hardware and network operating system were relevant to this action. In fact, the plaintiff was specifically asked, and undertook, to preserve the hardware in the state that it was at the time of the discovery, for the purpose of inspection." (para 26)

Date: 2006-10-11 Docket: 26726. Heeney J. | Link
Liability in a motor vehicle accident.

Date: 2005-06-06 Docket: 0403-0234-AC. Fraser, C.J.A. | Link
The Court of Appeal lays out seven factors for consideration when assessing possible sanctions

Date: 2006-05-12 Docket: 0203 12910. S.J. Greckol J. | Link
A large corporate commercial and intellectual property suit. After a fine was imposed by the judge because answers to undertakings were not delivered to counsel for the Plaintiff, the Defendant appealed the fine.

Date: 2012-05-07 Côté, Slatter, Belzil JJA. | Link
An appeal from a finding of contempt for the destruction of documents.

Date: 2012-03-20 | Link
Destruction of physical evidence despite receipt of a letter requesting its preservation results in order to produce adjuster's documents over which privilege is claimed.

Date: 2007-05-16 Docket: 0501 02030 D.L. Shelley J. |Link
The Plaintiffs "suggest that the Rebound Defendants have disposed of electronic evidence or failed to preserve it but do not indicate what this evidence might be...