Questions tagged [ontario]
Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the Canadian province of Ontario.
127 questions
0
votes
0
answers
85
views
Lawful for employee at Ontario health profession regulator to dismiss a professional misconduct complaint on its merits, without ICRC decision? [duplicate]
I read this news online, but I cannot find the link. Anyways, someone complained to an Ontario health profession regulator about a health professional's professional misconduct. The complaint was ...
- 21
0
votes
1
answer
110
views
Can an employee of an Ontario health profession regulator ― NOT on any ICRC ― legally dismiss a complaint, without forwarding it to an ICRC?
Can a health profession regulator employee ― who's NOT on any Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) ― legally filter, screen out a complaint without forwarding it to any ICRC?
This ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
436
views
What's the least maximal combination of orders for the most confidentiality, privacy, secrecy from the world?
https://hrlsc.on.ca/how-to-guides/access-to-information-and-protection-of-privacy lists 5 orders: anonymization, confidential, exclusion, publication ban, sealing. Consider an adult applicant to the ...
- 83
4
votes
1
answer
992
views
Can a complainant always hire a lawyer to keep himself anonymous, instead of requesting an anonymization order or publication ban?
Undoubtedly, a complainant can optionally hire a lawyer to represent them in any complaint.
A complainant can request a confidentiality, or anonymization, sealing order, or exclusion order, ...
- 41
12
votes
2
answers
3k
views
Vacant land in Ontario — How to find owner's contact info to inquire about purchase
Scenario:
A person wants to contact the owner of a vacant parcel of land in rural Ontario to inquire about purchasing the land. The land isn't listed/advertised as being for sale.
There is no mailbox
...
- 277
7
votes
3
answers
3k
views
Using a dead person's credit card?
Person A has full access to person B's credit card, with person B's permission.
Person B dies, but person A does not return the credit card.
Person A keeps using credit card and paying off statement ...
- 323
5
votes
1
answer
183
views
What is a subdivided township?
I've heard that some townships in Ontario are subdivided and others are not.
Correspondence with the Ontario Ministry of Energy and Mines:
These [mining] claims are located in the subdivided township ...
- 277
-3
votes
1
answer
95
views
How do you prove that a company hired someone at a particular time frame? [duplicate]
I'm involved in a case and I'm trying to prove that a small private company had hired someone during a particular time frame. The name of the employee is irrelevant. It just has to be proved that they ...
1
vote
1
answer
98
views
Intersection at through-street: Who has the right of way?
Ontario, Canada
Scenario:
Main Street is a through street heading east/west (no stop signs). Cross Road heads north/south and has stop signs on both sides of Main Street.
Car A arrived from the north [...
- 277
8
votes
2
answers
3k
views
Can I initiate prosecution for a lie in a sworn affidavit that I relied on?
Let's say someone provided me a sworn affidavit that I relied on (in case it matters, this is for a landlord/tenant matter). I later find very good evidence that the statement in the affidavit was, in ...
- 347
1
vote
2
answers
69
views
What does Ombudsman Act, RSO 1990, s. 24(1) mean by “acted in bad faith”?
I can’t find any law or case that defines “acted in bad faith” in Ombudsman Act, RSO 1990, s. 24(1) -
24 (1) No proceedings lie against the Ombudsman, or against any person holding any office or ...
- 260
2
votes
1
answer
114
views
How can a laywoman find the ‘established jurisprudence’ against ‘repeated requests for accommodation’ on CanLII?
In Tang v. McMaster University, 2015 HRTO 551 (CanLII), [81], Vice-chair Jo-Anne Pickel failed to cite any case law.
Was the Decision in conflict with established jurisprudence by requiring the ...
- 260
1
vote
0
answers
149
views
Ontario trailer towing weight rules — Class G; Silverado 3500
I want to determine how much weight can be legally towed in Ontario with a 2011 Silverado 3500 using a class G license.
Use case: Determine if there is a way to legally tow a backhoe without getting ...
- 277
0
votes
1
answer
256
views
Does Ontario effectively give 2.5 years for Small Claim Plaintiffs to write their Statement of Claim?
I quote Border Ladner Gervais LLP -
The Limitations Act, 2002 (the Act), which came into force in Ontario on Jan. 1, 2004, introduced a basic 2-year limitation period that is subject to the doctrine ...
3
votes
1
answer
129
views
In Ontario Canada, does the maximum 60% predatory interest rate apply to invoices?
Say a merchant issues an invoice to a customer and states the interest rate is 20% per month, or more than 240% per year. This exceeds the maximum 60% interest rate on loans, but does that interest ...
