. 2355305 Ontario Inc. v. Savannah Wells Holdings Inc.
In 2355305 Ontario Inc. v. Savannah Wells Holdings Inc. (Ont CA, 2025) the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed a franchisor's appeal, here from a successful "franchisee’s action brought under the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, S.O. 2000, c.3 (the “Act”) for damages".
Here the court notes the burden of proof for AWAFD exemptions:
[7] Pursuant to s. 12 of the Act, at trial, the onus was on the Franchisor to prove that the exemption applied.
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