Admission of Evidence at Trial

General Evidence Rules

• Parole Evidence Rule
• Expert Reports
• Browne v. Dunn - Impeach the Witness’s Credibility
• Rule 18.02 - Exception to Hearsay Evidence

Production Order for Documents in Small Claims Court

See: Order for Production

Hearsay Evidence

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Wiedemann, 2019 CanLII 10131 (ON SCSM)

8. Hearsay may be admitted in Small Claims Court but is generally entitled to reduced weight because it is hearsay and therefore less reliable than direct evidence: Central Burner Service Inc. v. Texaco Canada Inc. (1989), 36 O.A.C. 239 (Div. Ct.).