The applicant father brought an urgent motion seeking the return of the parties' two children from Quebec to Ontario, sole decision-making responsibility, and primary residence.
The respondent mother argued that the Ontario court lacked jurisdiction and that the motion was not urgent.
The Superior Court of Justice found that the children were habitually resident in Ontario prior to their removal to Quebec, thereby granting Ontario jurisdiction under the Children's Law Reform Act.
The court ordered temporary joint decision-making responsibility but adjourned the issues of primary residence and the return of the children to allow the parties to adduce further evidence.