Is an entire agreement clause limited to the expression of the parties' intentions to the written contract?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from White v. 2402169 Ontario Inc., 2019 ONSC 7455 (CanLII):

An entire agreement clause limits the expression of the parties’ intentions to the written contract. The entire agreement clause is to provide certainty and clarity as to what was agreed to by the parties: Soboczynski v. Beauchamp, 2015 ONCA 282, 125 O.R. (3d) 241, at paras. 43, and 44.

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