Ontario's top court says related companies can share the wrongful dismissal bill
When a Brantford hotel manager won a $120,000 wrongful dismissal judgment and the company that fired her did not pay, she sued a related numbered company tied to the same Hampton Inn and Suites, along with an individual defendant. She died before the case was decided.
In a unanimous decision heard and rendered orally on April 30, 2026, by the Court of Appeal for Ontario, with written reasons released May 5, 2026, her estate prevailed. The court upheld a finding that 2113626 Ontario Inc. and 2170990 Ontario Inc. were common employers of Elizabeth Boyce, holding 2113626 Ontario Inc. liable, along with 2170990 Ontario Inc., for her wrongful dismissal even though only one of the two companies had been named in the original action.
Boyce was hired in 2009 to be a manager at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Brantford, Ontario, on a contract that was to have a term of three years. Her employment was terminated five months after she started.
She brought a wrongful dismissal claim against 2170990 Ontario Inc. ("217") and obtained an uncontested judgment for $120,000.
When it became evident that 217 would not satisfy the judgment, Boyce commenced a claim against 2113626 Ontario Inc. ("211") and Danny Bawa for wrongful dismissal. Boyce died before her claim could be adjudicated, and her estate continued the litigation.
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