Knauff v. Ontario (Human Rights Tribunal)

Decided: 2026-09-17. Docket: COA-25-OM-0074. Citation: 2026 ONCA 653 (CanLII). Procedure — Appeals — Leave to appeal — Courts of Justice Act, s. 6(1)(a) — Whether leave turns on an arguable question of public importance — Sault Dock guidance maintained with an updated framework — Arguability and public importance as overlapping components — Updated framework clarified for leave applications — Leave to appeal dismissed | Procedure — Appeals — Divisional Court — Whether leave framework differs for original versus appellate jurisdiction — Distinction between first and second appeal rejected — Same updated framework applies to all decisions — Jurisdictional posture treated as non-determinative — Interlocutory gloss treated as unnecessary — Leave to appeal dismissed | Administrative law — Judic