What is the current state of the law on the meaning of an ambiguous term in a contract?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Via Rail Canada Inc. v Unifor Council 4000, 2017 CanLII 26146 (CA LA):
10. However, the SCC also noted that contractual ambiguity may provide an exception to the parol evidence rule: One of the exceptions to the parol evidence rule has always been that where there is ambiguity in the written contract itself, extrinsic evidence may be admitted to clarify the meaning of the ambiguous term. (See Leggatt v. Brown (1899), 30 O.R. 225 (Div. Ct.).).
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