Another notable change contemplated by Bill 132 is an amendment to the Limitations Act which would eliminate the limitation period for a person to commence a proceeding based on a sexual assault or, in specified circumstances, on other
misconduct of a sexual nature or on assault.
The Limitations Act, 2002: There would be no limitation period with respect to proceedings based on sexual assault or, in specified circumstances, on other
misconduct of a sexual nature or on assault.
In fact, the explicit absence of any time - bar in which to sue has been expanded in Ontario beyond «sexual assault» (i.e., where there has been actual physical contact of a sexual nature) to «any other
misconduct of a sexual nature» if it involved a minor or occurred in a relationship of inequality or dependency.
Not exact matches
The Ontario Court
of Appeal has stated that «when a manager or other senior employee engages in serious
sexual harassment and denies that the
misconduct occurred or otherwise refuses to recognize the unacceptable
nature of his or her conduct, termination
of the employment relationship may be the appropriate employer response».