List of Frequently Cited Civil Authorities - Court of Appeal for Ontario

Updated as of April 2021

Parties do not need to reproduce the full version of the authorities on the following list in the paper copy of the books of authorities. When a party relies on one of the following authorities in the factum, the party should only include a copy of the headnote and the passage relied on in the book of authorities.

The authorities are listed chronologically by subject matter.

Administrative Law

Weber v. Ontario Hydro, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 929
Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, 441 D.L.R. (4th) 1

Class Proceedings

Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, 2001 SCC 46, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 534
Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158
Rumley v. British Columbia, 2001 SCC 69, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 184

Contracts

Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633
Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 494
MacDonald v. Chicago Title Insurance Company of Canada, 2015 ONCA 842, 127 O.R. (3d) 663
Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 23

Costs

Boucher v. Public Accountants Council for the Province of Ontario (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 291 (C.A.)
Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 303

Courts – Jurisdiction

Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077
Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 572

Damages

Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130
Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co., 2002 SCC 18, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 595
Fidler v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 2006 SCC 30, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 3
Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, 2008 SCC 39, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 362

Evidence

F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41
White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 182

Family

Pettkus v. Becker, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 834
Rawluk v. Rawluk, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 70
Moge v. Moge, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813
Peter v. Beblow, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 980
Young v. Young, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3
Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto v. M. (C.), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 165
Thomson v. Thomson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 551
Willick v. Willick, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 670
B. (R.) v. Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 315
Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27
Bracklow v. Bracklow, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 420
Hickey v. Hickey, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 518
New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v. G. (J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 46
Francis v. Baker, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 250
Winnipeg Child and Family Services v. K.L.W., 2000 SCC 48, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 519
Boston v. Boston, 2001 SCC 43, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 413
Van de Perre v. Edwards, 2001 SCC 60, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 1014
Miglin v. Miglin, 2003 SCC 24, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 303
Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 2004 SCC 22, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 550
Contino v. Leonelli-Contino, 2005 SCC 63, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 217
D.B.S. v. S.R.G.; L.J.W. v. T.A.R.; Henry v. Henry; Hiemstra v. Hiemstra, 2006 SCC 37, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 231
Dickie v. Dickie, 2007 SCC 8, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 346
Pecore v. Pecore, 2007 SCC 17, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 795
Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v. B.D., 2007 SCC 38, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 83
Fisher v. Fisher, 2008 ONCA 11, 88 O.R. (3d) 241
Rick v. Brandsema, 2009 SCC 10, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 295
A.C. v. Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services), 2009 SCC 30, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 181
Kerr v. Baranow, 2011 SCC 10, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 269
L.M.P. v. L.S., 2011 SCC 64, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 775
Office of the Children’s Lawyer v. Balev, 2018 SCC 16, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 398
Michel v. Graydon, 2020 SCC 24, 449 D.L.R. (4th) 147

Injunctions

Aetna Financial Services v. Feigelman, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 2
RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311
Celanese Canada Inc. v. Murray Demolition Corp., 2006 SCC 36, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 189

Motions for Intervention

Peel (Regional Municipality) v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Co. of Canada Ltd. (1990), 74 O.R. (2d) 164 (C.A.)
Peixeiro v. Haberman (1994), 20 O.R. (3d) 666 (Gen. Div.)
Authorson (Litigation Guardian of) v. Canada (Attorney General) (2001), 147 O.A.C. 355 (C.A.)
Childs v. Desormeaux (2003), 67 O.R. (3d) 385 (C.A.)
Bedford v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 ONCA 669, 98 O.R. (3d) 792

Motions for Leave to Appeal

Re Sault Dock Co. Ltd. and City of Sault Ste. Marie, [1973] 2 O.R. 479 (C.A.)
Iness v. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (2002), 62 O.R. (3d) 255 (C.A.)

Mental Health/Jurisdiction of Administrative Boards

Winko v. British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 625
R. v. Conway, 2010 SCC 22, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 765

Rule 20 of the Rules of Civil Procedure (Summary Judgment)

Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87
Bruno Appliance and Furniture, Inc. v. Hryniak, 2014 SCC 8, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 126
Butera v. Chown, Cairns LLP, 2017 ONCA 783, 137 O.R. (3d) 561

Rule 21 of the Rules of Civil Procedure

Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959
R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45

Standard of Appellate Review

Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235
Waxman et. al. v. Waxman et. al. (2004), 186 O.A.C. 201 (C.A.)
H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 25, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 401

Statutory Interpretation

Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27
Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, 2002 SCC 42, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 559

Tort

Donoghue v. Stevenson, [1932] UKHL 100
Hedley Byrne & Co. Ltd. v. Heller & Partners Ltd., [1963] UKHL 4
Anns v. Merton London Borough Council, [1977] UKHL 4
Queen v. Cognos Inc., [1993] 1 S.C.R. 87
Athey v. Leonati, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458
Hercules Managements Ltd. v. Ernst & Young, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 165
Cooper v. Hobart, 2001 SCC 79, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 537
Childs v. Desormeaux, 2006 SCC 18, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 643
Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v. B.D., 2007 SCC 38, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 83
R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45
Deloitte & Touche v. Livent Inc. (Receiver of), 2017 SCC 63, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 855