Back To Business – Limitation Periods And Procedural Deadlines

This article is an update on our original article on the suspension of limitation periods and procedural deadlines which can be found here.

On June 6, 2020, the Government of Ontario extended the suspension on limitation periods and procedural deadlines to September 11, 2020. Officially called Regulation 73/20 (the "Regulation"), the suspension applies to limitation periods. The Regulation also applies, subject to the relevant court or tribunal's discretion, to deadlines by which any step must be taken in a proceeding or intended proceeding as established in "any statute, regulation, rule, by-law, or order made by the Government of Ontario". At this point it is not clear how this discretion will be applied.