Late Friday night, the Ontario government made an order: suspending limitation periods; and suspending procedural deadlines, subject to the discretion of the court or tribunal, in all Ontario legal proceedings (the “Order”). The Order is retroactive to March 16, 2020. This suspension will last for the duration of the provincial state of emergency. In other words, there is now a temporary pause on all limitation periods, as well as all steps that need to be… Continue Reading