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- Extension of the Order in Council to April 14, 2020
In an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Government of Ontario recently extended the Declaration of Emergency to April 14, 2020. A copy of Ontario Regulation 105/20 can be found here. Accordingly, the Order in Council dated March 20, 2020, suspending statutory limitation pe … Read more »
- Suspension of Limitation Periods and Procedural Deadlines in Ontario: An Update
Background As has been widely discussed, in light of the unprecedented impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 20, 2020, the Lieutenant Governor made an Order in Council under section 7.1(2) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, RSO 1990, c E.9 (the “Act”) suspending lim … Read more »
- Ontario Suspends Limitation Periods
In light of the unprecedented impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 20, 2020, the Lieutenant Governor made an Order in Council under section 7.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, RSO 1990, c E.9 suspending limitation periods for the duration of the emergency. The O … Read more »
- Limitation Periods during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Limitation Periods during the Coronavirus Pandemic To protect health and safety and help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has suspended all regular operations effective March 17, 2020 and until further notice. In a Notice to the Profession … Read more »
- Court of Appeal holds that the duty to defend is an ongoing obligation to be applied on a “rolling” basis and insurers cannot contract out of the Limitations Act where policy holders are consumers
In Reeb v The Guarantee Company of North America, 2019 ONCA 862, the Court of Appeal for Ontario considered two matters regarding the duty of an insurance company to defend. In one of the matters, an insurance company brought an application against two other insurance companies for a declaration tha … Read more »