Can an insurer set requirements for disability benefits in a non-discriminatory manner?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Wakeling v. Desjardins General Insurance, 2021 ONCA 672 (CanLII):

An insurer may set requirements for disability benefits but must apply these in a non-discriminatory manner. Knight v. Surrey Place Centre, 2017 HRTO 281, at para. 24.

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