What is the standard of care of an occupier?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lavoie v. Rainbow Centre Mall, 2021 ONSC 4166 (CanLII):
The standard of care of an occupier is reasonableness, not perfection. As stated in Kerr v. Loblaws Inc., 2017 ONCA 371, the standard of care “…requires neither perfection nor unrealistic or impractical precautions against known risks”.
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