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::1) When time runs from “the accrual of the cause of action” | ::1) When time runs from “the accrual of the cause of action” | ||
:: | :: When time runs from an event which clearly occurs without regard to the injured party’s knowledge, the judge-made discoverability rule may not extend the period the legislature has prescribed [http://canlii.ca/t/j2hbf Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42 (CanLII)]. | ||
::2) When time runs from some other event which can be construed as occurring only when the injured party has knowledge of the injury sustained. | ::2) When time runs from some other event which can be construed as occurring only when the injured party has knowledge of the injury sustained. | ||
:: The judge-made discoverability rule applies only when a cause of action is is construed as occurring only when the injured party has knowledge of the injury sustained [http://canlii.ca/t/j2hbf Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42 (CanLII)]. | :: The judge-made discoverability rule applies only when a cause of action is is construed as occurring only when the injured party has knowledge of the injury sustained [http://canlii.ca/t/j2hbf Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42 (CanLII)]. | ||
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Understanding Limitations
According to Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42 (CanLII) the Supreme Court makes two distinctions with respect to construing or interpreting the language of any given limitation statute. The following are the two classifications of limitations language:
- 1) When time runs from “the accrual of the cause of action”
- When time runs from an event which clearly occurs without regard to the injured party’s knowledge, the judge-made discoverability rule may not extend the period the legislature has prescribed Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42 (CanLII).
- 2) When time runs from some other event which can be construed as occurring only when the injured party has knowledge of the injury sustained.
- The judge-made discoverability rule applies only when a cause of action is is construed as occurring only when the injured party has knowledge of the injury sustained Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey, 2019 SCC 42 (CanLII).
