Deco Windshield Repair Inc v Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation

Decided: 2026-10-15. Docket: AI26-30-10377. Citation: 2026 MBCA 85 (CanLII). Procedure — Appeals — Leave to appeal — Commercial arbitration — Whether Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear appeal from s. 44(2) leave refusal — Mistakenly declined jurisdiction exception considered, I-NetLink 2014 and Canadian Utilities applied — Application judge decided on merits — Motion denied | Statutory interpretation — The Arbitration Act — Appeal route — The Arbitration Act, ss. 44(2) and 48 — Whether s. 48 permits a further appeal from dismissal of a leave application — Text held not ambiguous, limited to specified circumstances — Further right of appeal not available — Motion denied | Procedure — Standard of review — Arguable merit — Reasonableness — Whether alleged error in principle or injustice