Table of Contents
Civil Decisions
Keywords: Family Law, Property, Matrimonial Home, Equalization of Net Family Property, Support, Parenting, Civil Procedure, Disclosure, Orders, Enforcement, Striking Pleadings, Uncontested Trials, Appeals, Fresh Evidence, Collateral Attack, Abuse of Process, Sigalas v. Sigalas Selas, 2025 ONCA 75, S.S. v. S.R.A., 2025 ONCA 724, Abu-Saud v. Abu-Saud, 2020 ONCA 824, Consentino v. Consentino, 2017 ONCA 593, Lamothe v. Ellis, 2022 ONCA 789
Bocchini Estate v. Canada (Attorney General), 2026 ONCA 55
Keywords: Aboriginal Law, Treaty, Dependents, Statutory Interpretation, Judicial Review, Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5, ss. 6(1)(a), 14.2, 14.3, Manitoba Act, 1870, S.C. 1870, c. 3, s. 31, The Indian Act, 1876, S.C. 1876, c. 18, s. 3(3)(e), The Indian Act, S.C. 1951, c. 29, s.12(1)(a)(ii), An Act to amend “The Indian Act, 1876”, S.C. 1879, c. 34, s. 1, An Act further to amend “The Indian Act”, S.C. 1888, c. 22, s. 1., The Indian Act, R.S.C. 1886, c. 43, ss. 13, 20, 39(a), 75, 78, 81, 83, An Act further to amend “The Indian Act, 1880”, S.C. 1884, c. 27, s. 4., Interpretation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-21, s. 45(2), Radiocommunication Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R-2, Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c. 11, Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42, Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. v. Canada, 2013 SCC 14, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27, Canada Trustco Mortgage Co. v. Canada, 2005 SCC 54, R. v. Wilson, 2025 SCC 32, Daniels v. Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development), 2013 FC 6, 357 D.L.R. (4th) 47, Opetchesaht Indian Band v. Canada, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 119, Canada v. South Yukon Forest Corporation, 2012 FCA 165, 431 N.R. 286, R. v. Kruk, 2024 SCC 7, Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz, 2022 SCC 29, R. v. Breault, 2023 SCC 9, 481 D.L.R. (4th) 195, Pointe-Claire (City) v. Quebec (Labour Court), [1997] 1 S.C.R. 1015, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, 2002 SCC 42, George v. Daily (1997), 115 Man. R. (2d) 27 (C.A.), Nowegijick v. The Queen, [1983] 1 S.C.R. 29, The Construction of Statutes, 7th Ed. (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2022), § 8.03, 13.04[5], 23.04, Construction of Statutes (2nd ed. 1983), Looking Forward, Looking Back, Vol. 1 (Ottawa: The Commission, 1996), Debates of the House of Commons, 1st Sess, 4th Parl, Vol. VII, May 13, 1879, Debates of the House of Commons, 2nd Sess, 5th Parl, Vol. XVI, April 7, 1884, Debates of the House of Commons, 2nd Sess, 6th Parl, Vol. XXVI, April 26, 1888, “Classification of Gratuitous Transfers” (1941) 51 Yale L. J. 1
Law Society of Ontario v. AA, 2026 ONCA 47
Keywords: Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Regulated Professions, Lawyers, Licensing, Good Character, Public Interest, Civil Procedure, Standard of Review, Publication Bans, Anonymization Orders, Open Court Principle, Sherman Estate Test, Law Society Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.8, ss. 4.1, 4.1(a), 4.2, 4.2(3), 27(2) and (4), 49.26, 62(0.1)4.1, By-Law 4, s. 8(1), United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, November 20, 1989, 1577 U.N.T.S. 3, Can. T.S. 1992 No. 3 (entered into force 2 September 1990, accession by Canada 13 December 1991), art. 3(1), Law Society of Ontario, Rules of Practice and Procedure, rr. 1.1(a)-(b), Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, Sherman Estate v. Donovan, 2021 SCC 25, Armstrong v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2009 ONLSHP 29, Howard Steven Levenson v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2009 ONLSHP 98, Law Society of Ontario v. Colangelo, 2023 ONLSTA 16, 2024 ONSC 2446, aff’d 2025 ONCA 341, Agraira v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2013 SCC 36, Mason v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 SCC 21, Pepa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 SCC 21, Québec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Directrice de la protection de la jeunesse du CISSS A, 2024 SCC 43, Preyra, Re, 2000 CanLII 14383 (Ont. L.S.T.H.), Fortin v. Chrétien, 2001 SCC 45, Green v. Law Society of Manitoba, 2017 SCC 20, Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University, 2018 SCC 32, Song v. The Law Society of Alberta, 2025 ABKB 525, Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 33, A.G. Can. v. Law Society of B.C., [1982] 2 S.C.R. 307, Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz, 2022 SCC 29, Adams v. Law Society of Alberta, 2000 ABCA 240, Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130, Ocean Port Hotel Ltd. v. British Columbia (General Manager, Liquor Control and Licensing Branch), 2001 SCC 52, Gaya v. Law Society of Ontario, 2022 ONLSTH 53, Mundulai v. Law Society of Ontario, 2024 ONSC 959 (Div. Ct.), motion for extension of time to file a motion for leave to appeal denied, 2025 ONCA 68, Law Society of Upper Canada v. Abbott, 2017 ONCA 525, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 355, Rad v. Law Society of Ontario, 2023 ONLSTH 67, aff’d 2023 ONLSTA 26, Yeager v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2016 ONLSTH 42, Polanski v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2020 ONLSTH 115, aff’d 2021 ONLSTA 26, appeal quashed, 2022 ONSC 1428, leave to appeal to Ont. C.A. refused, M53298, Birkett v. Law Society of Ontario, 2023 ONLSTA 14, Pachai v. Law Society of Ontario, 2021 ONLSTH 18, Nsamba v. Law Society of Ontario, 2020 ONLSTH 62, John Blackburn v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2010 ONLSHP 112, Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. Alberta Teachers’ Association, 2011 SCC 61, R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, Komolafe v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 FC 431, Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4, Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest v. Northwest Territories (Education, Culture and Employment), 2023 SCC 31, Sheps v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2016 ONLSTH 124, Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. v. Canada (Food Inspection Agency), 2025 FCA 147, leave to appeal refused, [2025] S.C.C.A. No. 344, Law Society of Ontario v. Splinter, 2021 ONLSTH 58, Law Society of Ontario v. Schulz, 2021 ONLSTH 178, Law Society of Ontario v. Lesieur, 2021 ONLSTH 144, Law Society of Ontario v. King, 2022 ONSLTH 30, Law Society of Upper Canada v. Aron, 2011 ONLSHP 31, Mobil Oil Canada Ltd. v. Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board, [1994] 1 S.C.R. 202, Law Society of Ontario v. AA, 2022 ONLSTH 9, 2024 ONLSTA 6, 2024 ONSC 3102, 2024 ONSC 5971, Dr. Q v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, 2003 SCC 19, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Manitoba, 2021 SCC 33, Eghtesad v. British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture), 2024 BCCA 32, P1 v. XYZ School, 2022 ONCA 571, R. v. Cunningham, 2010 SCC 10, Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720, G-L. v. OHIP (General Manager), 2014 ONSC 5392, leave to appeal to Ont. C.A. refused, M43614 (August 22, 2014), Nahas v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, 2021 ONSC 6940, R.A.R. v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (2006), 275 D.L.R. (4th) 275 (Ont. C.A.), CBC v. Chief of Police, 2021 ONSC 6935, Laity v. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 2018 ONSC 4557, R. v. Reid, 2016 ONCA 524, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 432, R. v. Warsing, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 579, L.C.F. v. G.F., 2016 ONSC 6732, R.R. v. Newfoundland and Labrador, 2022 NLSC 46, A.B. v. Bragg Communications Inc., 2012 SCC 46, H. (M.E.) v. Williams, 2012 ONCA 35, R. v. Hosannah, 2015 ONSC 380, R. v. Jha, 2015 ONSC 1064, Fedeli v. Brown, 2020 ONSC 994, R. v. T.W.W., 2024 SCC 19, R. v. Jarvis, 2019 SCC 10, R. v. Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33, Ricard v. The University of Windsor, 2021 ONSC 5877, S.E.L. v. O.V.P., 2022 ONSC 1390, Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll-Byrne, 2022 SCC 48, Airia Brands Inc. v. Air Canada, 2017 ONCA 792, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 476, Kirby v. Woods, 2025 ONCA 437, Mary F. Southin, Q.C., “What is ‘Good Character’” (1977), 35:2 Advocate 129, Mark Mancini, “The Purpose Error in the Modern Approach to Statutory Interpretation” (2022) 59 Alta. L. Rev. 919, Paul Daly, “The Scope and Meaning of Reasonableness Review After Vavilov” (2025) 63:1 Alta. L.R. 1, Gavin MacKenzie, Lawyers & Ethics: Professional Responsibility (Toronto: Carswell, 2004) (looseleaf updated June 2025, release 2), James Rossiter, Law of Publication Bans, Private Hearings and Sealing Orders (Toronto: Thomson Reuters, 2006) (loose-leaf updated May 2025, release 1), Law Society of Upper Canada, “Submission on the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s National Suitability to Practise Standard Consultation Report, November 2013, Professional Regulation Committee Report to Convocation” (2013)
Kakoutis v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 2026 ONCA 49
Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Mortgages, Enforcement, Possession, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Appeals, Stay Pending Appeal, Frivolous and Vexatious, Abuse of Process, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 19(1)(c), Rules of Civil Procedure, rr. 37.16, 61.16, Kakoutis v. The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2015 ONSC 513, Kakoutis v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 2016 ONSC 2300, RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311, Hoang v. Mann Engineering Ltd., 2015 ONCA 838, Damallie v. Ping, 2017 ONCA 146, Bajouco v. Green, 2017 ONCA 493, Lum v. College of Physiotherapists of Ontario, 2020 ONCA 271, Susin v. Susin, 2018 ONCA 549
Short Civil Decisions
Narouz v. Fisgard Capital Corporation, 2026 ONCA 56
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Perfection, Extension of Time
Keywords: Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Gifts, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment
Farmer v. Farmer Estate, 2026 ONCA 50
Keywords: Wills and Estates, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Compensation, Costs
Munyal v. Baldwin, 2026 ONCA 52
Keywords: Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Enforcement, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 49.09, R. v. Palmer, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759, Capital Gains Income Streams Corp. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. (2007) 87 O.R. (3d) 464 (Div. Ct.), Scherer v. Paletta, [1966] 2 O.R. 524 (C.A.)
Crescent Fesh Inc. v. Pivotal Fine Homes Ltd., 2026 ONCA 57
Keywords: Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Corporations, Shares, Civil Procedure, Appeals, New Issues on Appeal, Fresh Evidence, Rules of Civil Procedure, rr. 14.05(3)(d) and (h)
Furney v. Robins Appleby LLP, 2026 ONCA 59
Keywords: Torts, Professional Negligence, Lawyers, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Limitation Periods, Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sch. B, ss. 4 and 5
Strutzenberger v. Strutzenberger, 2026 ONCA 61
Keywords: Family Law, Support, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Extension of Time, Strutzenberger v. Strutzenberger, 2025 ONCA 836