The Tort Of "Intrusion Upon Seclusion"

In the case of Jones v. Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32 the Ontario Court of Appeal established a new tort for invasion of personal privacy which it called the tort of "Intrusion upon Seclusion".

Facts

In this case both Jones and Tsige worked at the Bank of Montreal (BMO) but they worked at different branches. Tsige was in a common-law relationship with the ex-husband of Jones.

For approximately four years Tsige used her workplace computer to access Jones' personal BMO bank accounts. Jones' personal BMO bank accounts were accessed by Tsige a minimum of 174 times. The information that Tsige saw were transaction details and other personal information regarding birth, marital status, and address.