On July 7, 2020, the Ontario government voted to pass the most
significant changes to the province's Class Proceedings
Act, 1992 in the entire history of the legislation.
For the full picture of what the amended Act will look
like, click on this updated version of the Class Proceeding
Act, complete with additions in blue and deletions in
red.
The changes to the Class Proceedings Act, brought in
through the passing of Bill 161 (the Smarter and Stronger
Justice Act), will modify a piece of legislation that
has remained relatively unchanged since it was first brought into
law over 27 years ago. The amendments are significant both in terms
of their substance and their scope. The amendments modify the
majority of the existing provisions in the Act and will
add nearly a dozen new provisions. The changes also introduce a
variety of new concepts to the Act and will modify the
very heart of the Act itself; adding additional
requirements to the class action certification
