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BY DANIEL

The OLA sets out the duties and responsibilities of “occupiers” towards entrants to premises. For our purposes the “occupier” of a public park, as per the OLA, is the City of Toronto and its employees and the entrants would be park patrons. It sets out the “duty of care” faced by occupiers towards entrants and the circumstances under which this “duty” is limited. Here are some relevant court cases.

Occupiers’ Liability Act (OLA) and patron – occupier liability (pdf)