Phixaykoune v. Ontario

Decided: 2026-11-02. Docket: COA-24-CV-0834. Citation: 2026 ONCA 773 (CanLII). Procedure — Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, 2019 — Leave to proceed, automatic stay — Whether negligence claims are “in respect of … a tort based on bad faith” under CLPA, s. 17(1) — Meaning of “a tort based on bad faith” contrasted with “a claim based on bad faith” — French version “délit de mauvaise foi” considered — Appeal allowed | Civil liability — Negligence — Good faith statutory immunity — Ministry of Correctional Services Act, s. 12(1) protection from personal liability — Whether statutory good faith immunity makes bad faith a necessary element of a negligence claim — Bad faith allegations used to fend off immunity, not to change negligence elements — Claims against officers not subject to CLPA lea