Negligence Not Sufficient: The ONCA Narrows the Intrusion Upon Seclusion Tort in Owsianik v Equifax Canada Co
In Owsianik v Equifax Canada Co., 2022 ONCA 813 [Equifax], the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) clarified the scope of the intrusion upon seclusion tort. In dismissing three separate appeals to certify class proceedings, the Court held that negligence leading to a third party committing intrusion upon seclusion does not itself amount to the tort […]