COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

CITATION: Canada Life Assurance Company v. Aphria Inc., 2025 ONCA 21

DATE: 20250114

DOCKET: COA-23-CV-1379

Pepall, Nordheimer and Zarnett JJ.A.

BETWEEN

The Canada Life Assurance Company, LG Investment Management, Ltd. as trustee for IG Mackenzie Real Property Fund and OPTrust Office Inc.

Plaintiffs (Defendants by Counterclaim/Respondents)

and

Aphria Inc.

Defendant (Plaintiff by Counterclaim/Appellant)

Derek J. Bell and Christopher Liang, for the appellant

Gasper Galati and Wolfgang Kaufmann, for the respondents

Jeremy Opolsky, Jonathan Silver and David Bruce Bish, for the Intervener Real Property Association of Canada

Matthew Latella and Praniet Chopra, for the Intervener Better Way Alliance

Heard: November 13, 2024

On appeal from the judgment of Justice John Callaghan of the Superior Court of Justice, dated December 12, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 6912.

COSTS ENDORSEMENT

[1] On December 9, 2024, we dismissed the appeal in this matter. Failing agreement between the parties, we invited written submissions on costs. We have now received and reviewed those submissions.

[2] We order the appellant to pay to the respondents costs fixed in the amount of $25,000 together with the disbursements claimed and applicable HST.

"S.E. Pepall J.A."

"I.V.B. Nordheimer J.A."

"B. Zarnett J.A."