A. Goldberg

The plaintiff sought damages for wrongful dismissal, arguing that his employment with the defendant municipality was permanent and indefinite despite being hired under a contract with an expected duration of two years.

The defendant maintained that the plaintiff was employed under a fixed-term contract that was extended four times before expiring.

The court found no ambiguity in the employment agreement or the extension notices, concluding that the plaintiff was employed under a fixed-term contract.

As the contract simply expired, there was no wrongful dismissal, and the plaintiff's claim was dismissed.

The plaintiff brought a motion to amend a registrar's Order to Continue to add the deceased's spouse in her personal capacity as a Family Law Act claimant, correcting an accidental omission.

The defendants opposed, arguing the limitation period had expired.

The court applied Rule 37.14 of the Rules of Civil Procedure and granted the amendment nunc pro tunc, finding the delay was reasonably explained, the omission was inadvertent, the plaintiff moved promptly upon discovery, and there was no actual prejudice to the defendants.