In Kerner v. Information Builders (Canada) Inc. (Ont CA, 2021) the Court of Appeal stated the de facto appeal deference accorded to trial judges for quantum of wrongful dismissal awards:
[2] The trial judge’s assessment of reasonable notice is entitled to deference and should not be disturbed unless it is outside an acceptable range or unless, in arriving at the figure, the trial judge erred in principle or made an unreasonable finding of fact. If the trial judge erred in principle, we may substitute our own figure, but we should do so sparingly if the trial judge’s award is within an acceptable range, despite the error in principle: Holland v. Hostopia.Com Inc., 2015 ONCA 762, at para. 44.
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