What are the elements of a negligent misrepresentation cause of action?

It will be helpful to the discussion of the other certification criteria and to the discussion about limitation periods to follow to note that the constituent elements of a negligent misrepresentation cause of action are: (1) duty of care based on a special relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant; (2) an untrue, inaccurate, or misleading representation; (3) the defendant making the representation negligently; (4) the plaintiff having reasonably relied on the misrepresentation; and, (5) the plaintiff suffering damages as a consequence of relying on the misrepresentation: Queen v. Cognos, 1993 CanLII 146 (SCC), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 87.