In 2014-15
894,954 individuals were dependent on Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program
http://www.canadasocialreport.ca/SocialAssistanceSummaries/ON.pdf
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Could Ontario auto insurance really drop 15% starting next year?
The price of auto insurance in Ontario is the notoriously thorny issue that drove hundreds of tow truck drivers to converge on Queen’s Park yesterday in a protest aimed at efforts to regulate their industry.
The Problem With Experts
Litigation and arbitration are teeming with experts these days.
There are technical experts to explain what happened. Others to say whose fault it was. And another bunch to quantify the damages.
Almost every sizable case has at least one expert on the witness list. Well, never just one. Each side must have their own expert. And, of course, they never agree. http://www.slaw.ca/2016/04/07/the-problem-with-experts/
Canada’s p&c industry sees big jump in underwriting income, big drop in nat-cat losses in 2015: IBC
Underwriting income improved to about $1.7 billion from $558 million in 2014
Take Concussions Seriously: MPP Lisa MacLeod
Provincial politicians are being called on to support and pass what would become the first concussion legislation in Canada. Rowan’s Law, which still needs to pass a third reading, would see the creation of an expert advisory committee to help implement recommendations made by the coroner in Rowan Stringer’s death in 2013. http://www.newstalk770.com/syn/60/127800/127800
IBC congratulates police for laying charges in staged collision investigation in Ontario township
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is congratulating the York Regional Police (YRP) for laying charges in connection with an alleged staged collision in the Township of King, Ontario.
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License Appeal Tribunal? Safety Licensing Appeals and Standards Tribunal Ontario? Automobile Accident Benefit Service? I’m confused!
Car accident law should not be rocket science. In its purest sense, an innocent accident victim is seriously injured by another party who made a mistake or driving error. Rarely is there deliberate intent on the at fault party to cause a serious accident (save for drunk driving cases). There is no requirement for the parties involved to be sophisticated, knowledgeable of the law or wealthy. The at fault party should be responsible to compensate the injured party for the losses and pain and suffering. This sounds easy enough.
Reasonable Disbursements – What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander
In the recent case (Sturdy v. Dhadda) the Plaintiff was injured in a collision and sued for damages. The claim was eventually settled for $300,000 plus costs and disbursements. The Defendant disputed the reasonableness of the costs of some the plaintiff’s expert reports. The Plaintiff applied for and was granted an order for the Defendant to disclose the cost of their expert reports.
http://bc-injury-law.com/blog/reasonable-disbursements-good-goose-good-gander
THE NEW CATASTROPHIC DEFINITION: PARAPLEGIA, TETRAPLEGIA, AND SEVERE AMBULATORY IMPAIRMENT
Effective June 1, 2016, the definition of catastrophic impairment (“CAT”) will change, pursuant to section 3.1(1) of Ontario Regulation 251/15 made under the Insurance Act.
https://www.thomsonrogers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shm-dsg-new-catastrophic-definition-paraplegia-tetraplegia-ambulatory-impairment-april-2016.pdf