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 Order in Council also suspends procedural time periods, subject to the discretion of the court, tribunal, or other decision-maker responsible for the proceeding. The suspensions are retroactive to March 16, 2020. A copy of the Order in Council dated March 20, 2020, filed with the Registrar of Regulations, can be downloaded here.

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About Ara Basmadjian

Ara Basmadjian is a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution group at Dentons Canada LLP. For more than a decade, clients have turned to Ara for his expertise in complex corporate and commercial litigation. Ara has particular experience in cases involving shareholders’ rights and oppression remedies, private international law, debt recovery, product liability, class actions, and extraordinary remedies, such as injunctions. He has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (including the Commercial List), the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and the Federal Court.

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