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Latest Ontario Court of Appeal decisions pulled from CanLII. Experimental. Unaffiliated with but thankful to CanLII and ONCA. Keywords by CanLII.

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Appeal — Criminal or statutory infractions
R. v. C.P., 2026 ONCA 333 (CanLII), https://t.co/xfHcjdCRbh, 2026-05-11, (Criminal and statutory offences — Appeals — Acquittals — Crown appeal limited to questions of law — Criminal Code, s. 676(1)(a) — Whether the trial judge comm...

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Contracts — Insurance — Practice and procedure
Green Rise Foods Inc. v. N.V. Hagelunie, 2026 ONCA 334 (CanLII), https://t.co/7WEzCDn8iH, 2026-05-11, (Insurance — Causation — Series of events — Effective cause analysis in coverage disputes — Whether carbon monoxide, boiler ma...

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Criminal or statutory infractions — Evidence — Practice and procedure
R. v. I.A., 2026 ONCA 341 (CanLII), https://t.co/0oLk0QsORD, 2026-05-11, (Criminal and statutory offences — Appeals — Unreasonable verdict — Circumstantial case — Whether the verdict was unreasonable on ev...

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Appeal — Practice and procedure
Libfeld v. Libfeld, 2026 ONCA 343 (CanLII), https://t.co/hPB4dcItZN, 2026-05-11, (Procedure — Appeals — Interlocutory versus final orders — Determination of appellate jurisdiction under the Courts of Justice Act — Is the Raki Order interlocuto...

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Family — Practice and procedure
Riley v. Riley, 2026 ONCA 328 (CanLII), https://t.co/c2KAhBFNjM, 2026-05-08, (Procedure — Family Law Rules — Striking pleadings — Did the motion judge err in striking the application under r. 1(8)? — Egregious non‑disclosure found after repeat...

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Constitution — Criminal or statutory infractions — Practice and procedure — Rights and freedoms — Sentencing
R. v. I.L., 2026 ONCA 329 (CanLII), https://t.co/YWdCeoNgq9, 2026-05-08, (Rights and freedoms — Charter remedies — Stay of proceedings — Whether Crown misconduct unde...

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Constitution — Practice and procedure — Rights and freedoms
R. v. Rahi, 2026 ONCA 335 (CanLII), https://t.co/YWqtLSC5n8, 2026-05-08, (Charter of Rights and Freedoms — Trial delay — S. 11(b) delay | Criminal law — Delay).

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Criminal or statutory infractions — Practice and procedure
R. v. S.M., 2026 ONCA 336 (CanLII), https://t.co/79Rew20Wr0, 2026-05-08, (Criminal and statutory offences — Appeals — Jury charge — Sexual interference — Convictions under Criminal Code, s. 151 — Whether jury was mis...

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Access to information and privacy — Criminal or statutory infractions — Practice and procedure
R. v. A.J., 2026 ONCA 337 (CanLII), https://t.co/pjblOeioOT, 2026-05-08, (Criminal law — Judicial interim release — Non-publication order — Publication bans — Youth Criminal Justic...

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Practice and procedure — Torts
Zeppa v. Rea, 2026 ONCA 338 (CanLII), https://t.co/R9WizfUgth, 2026-05-08, (Procedure — Anti‑SLAPP — Courts of Justice Act, r. 137.1 — Whether the claim met the substantial merit threshold — “Grounds to believe” standard applied to pleadings an...

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Criminal or statutory infractions — Evidence — Practice and procedure — Rights and freedoms
R. v. Aubin, 2026 ONCA 324 (CanLII), https://t.co/svUfGYNAfe, 2026-05-07, (Criminal and statutory offences — Arson and drug production — Appeal — Circumstantial case relying on Fire M...

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Contracts — Residential tenancies
Chayil Church v. Soneil Pickering Inc., 2026 ONCA 325 (CanLII), https://t.co/ixpVtg5frb, 2026-05-07, (Lease and tenancy — Commercial leases — Termination clauses — Whether 30‑day termination clause in 1998 Agreement survived subsequent exten...

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Criminal or statutory infractions — Sentencing
R. v. Gomez, 2026 ONCA 330 (CanLII), https://t.co/3ZRL06EUmn, 2026-05-07, (Criminal and statutory offences — Sentencing — Demonstrably unfit — Whether the global sentence for dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm is de...

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Criminal or statutory infractions — Sentencing
R. v. Oguntoyinbo, 2026 ONCA 320 (CanLII), https://t.co/fYzTYixTjX, 2026-05-06, (Procedure — Criminal appeals — Sentencing errors — Whether sentencing on a withdrawn count was a material error of principle — R. v. Lacasse standa...

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Practice and procedure
Dorceus v. Ontario, 2026 ONCA 321 (CanLII), https://t.co/rGtHpbeJ3a, 2026-05-06, (Procedure — Abuse of process — Motion to strike under rr. 21.01(1)(b) and 21.01(3)(d), Rules of Civil Procedure — Whether the proceeding improperly used the court as a po...

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Criminal or statutory infractions
R. v. R.N., 2026 ONCA 315 (CanLII), https://t.co/LSxCLOjC3e, 2026-05-05, (Criminal and statutory offences — Sexual offences — Appeal from conviction — Misapplication of W.(D.) — Whether disbelief of the accused’s testimony was used as a make...

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Constitution — Criminal or statutory infractions — Practice and procedure — Rights and freedoms
R. v. J.D., 2026 ONCA 316 (CanLII), https://t.co/Ye2kLWa7fA, 2026-05-05, (Criminal and statutory offences — Appeals — Firearm offences — Whether convictions supported by identific...

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Criminal or statutory infractions — Sentencing
R. v. Joseph, 2026 ONCA 317 (CanLII), https://t.co/u7ybATCeBJ, 2026-05-05, (Criminal and statutory offences — Parole ineligibility — Faint hope screening — Criminal Code, s. 745.6 — Whether screening judge reasonably refused to ...

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Criminal or statutory infractions — Sentencing
R. v. Hashi, 2026 ONCA 322 (CanLII), https://t.co/meusXEG5jv, 2026-05-05, (Criminal and statutory offences — Sentencing — Dangerous offender — Whether indeterminate sentence properly imposed under the dangerous offender regime —...

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Labour and employment — Practice and procedure
Boyce Estate v. 2113626 Ontario Inc., (Hampton Inn and Suites), 2026 ONCA 323 (CanLII), https://t.co/XKGKNiynBR, 2026-05-05, (Labour and employment — Common employer — Wrongful dismissal — Whether 211 and 217 are common employer...