Does an undertaking as to damages need to be made before an injunction can be granted?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Schuettel et. al. v. Town of Minto et. al., 2021 ONSC 4716 (CanLII):

The undertaking as to damages is an essential prerequisite, without which an injunction cannot be granted: see Guelph Taxi v. Guelph Police Service, 2016 ONSC 3671, 55 M.P.L.R. (5th) 140.

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