Cervantes v. Pizza Nova Take Out Ltd., 2025 ONSC 3301
CITATION: Cervantes v. Pizza Nova Take Out Ltd., 2025 ONSC 3301
DIVISIONAL COURT FILE NOS.: 008/25 and 050/25
DATE: 2025-06-13
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE – ONTARIO
DIVISIONAL COURT
RE: JUAN JOSE LIRA CERVANTES, Plaintiff/Moving Party in File 008/25, Responding Party in File 100/25
AND:
PIZZA NOVA TAKE OUT LTD., PIZZA NOVA RESTAURANTS LTD., 9003088 CANADA CORP. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 8538352 CANADA INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 6092438 CANADA INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1445851 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1057488 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA #4, 10644625 CANADA INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2388290 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #68, 2522583 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, APTER ENTERPRISES INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #96, 2043020 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #96, 2337175 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #64, 1572653 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA, MICUL INVESTMENTS INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2140382 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, A BIG MOBILE SIGN COMPANY INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1520211 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2077871 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1247161 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA #9, N & N PIZZA SALES INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2484930 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA #54, 2691666 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2226444 ONTARIO Inc. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #20, 904778 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2350611 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #16, 2671105 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2469743 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #40, 2599546 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1933072 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2658856 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1350670 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #73, 2653581 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1998107 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2615838 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2486802 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1379170 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1165248 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2320334 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2623848 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1982292 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2353598 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2591746 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #58, 1741340 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #58, 2573440 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #83, 2026399 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #83, 1719061 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1475038 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2168747 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1891469 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1734543 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA #99, 2358870 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1858313 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA #34, 2316956 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #92, 2260955 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 867400 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1548891 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2475951 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1808955 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #17, 2213883 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #71, 2154369 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2156665 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1495165 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #81, 2522142 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #27, 1519903 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2109793 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #2,1536803 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #7, 918144 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1744313 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #57, DANGO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #508, 2339115 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1419981 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2129873 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #93, MORGAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2476243 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 5012571 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA STORE #106, 2175165 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2051247 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2293391 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2459372 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1899974 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA #340, 1480354 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1713364 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1994810 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, MAHA LAXMI INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2578858 AASHVI INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA 2424783 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2362296 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2057307 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1025410 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2246291 ONTARIO LTD. o/a PIZZA NOVA, 1364909 ONTARIO LTD., o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2584158 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA #389, 2705034 ONTARIO INC. o/a PIZZA NOVA AFGHAN, 2455927 ONTARIO INC., o/a PIZZA NOVA #82, 1309474 ONTARIO LIMITED o/a PIZZA NOVA, 2215847 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 20 Harwood Avenue, Ajax, 2087584 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1 Rossland Road West, Ajax, 1578500 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA, 14845 Yonge Street, Aurora, 2311199 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 129 Pedersen Drive, Aurora, 2652947 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 285 Dunlop Street West, Barrie, 2564958 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 94 College Street West, Belleville, 9900454 Canada Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 256 Queen Street South, Bolton, 2266303 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 2377 Hwy #2, Bowmanville, JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 478 Holland Street West (Hwy #88), Bradford, 2121239 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 400 Steeles Avenue East, Brampton, 1791468 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 14 Lisa Street, Brampton, 2687273 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 10045 Hurontario St., Brampton, 2151871 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 3975 Cottrelle Blvd., Brampton, 1780768 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 2260 Bovaird Drive East, Brampton, 2369666 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 10 Earlsbridge Blvd., Brampton, 1647986 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 5969 Baldwin Street, South, Brooklin, 2290272 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 728 Burloak Drive, Burlington, 1939184 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 593 Brant Street, Burlington, 1670924 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1450 Headon Road, Burlington, 2575416 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 3120 Rutherford Road, Concord, 1731548 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 369 Mountainview Road South, Georgetown, 2508201 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 5 Clair Road West, Guelph, 1899974 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1016 King Street West, Hamilton, 2151821 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1405 Upper James St., Unit A3, Hamilton, 2704841 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 99A Main Street East, Huntsville, 002615023 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1484 Innisfil Beach Road, Unit D, Innisfil, 2475951 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA A2 A2 - 3 - 1700 King Road, King City, 5004269 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 24 Kent Street West, Lindsay, 6092438 Canada Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1194 Highbury Avenue North, Unit 2, London, 2620925 Ontario Inc JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 850 Wellington Road, London, N & N Pizza Sales Inc JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 3417 Derry Road East, Mississauga, 1415438 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 2535 Major Mackenzie Drive West, Maple, 1845209 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 70 Copper Creek Drive, Markham, 2099950 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 6050 Highway #7, Markham, JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 10 Bur Oak Avenue, Unit 4, Markham, JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 9830 Markham Road, Unit R-5, Markham, 2520406 Ontario Inc JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 815 King Street, Midland, 2411013 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 890 Main Street East, Milton, 1842241 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 3100 Dixie Road, Mississauga, JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 660 Eglinton Avenue West, Mississauga, JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 4099 Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga, 1372323 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 7235 Bellshire Gate, Mississauga, 1515172 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 6040 Glen Erin Drive, Mississauga, 2339965 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 6970 Lisgar Drive, Mississauga, 1453409 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1744 Lakeshore Road West, Mississauga, 11065424 Canada Inc JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1211 Hurontario Street, Unit 104A, Mississauga, 2456017 Ontario Ltd JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 2400 Dundas Street West, Unit 4, Mississauga, 002613085 Ontario Ltd JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 425 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga, 1757769 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 18025 Yonge Street, Newmarket, 1761861 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 2501 Third Line, Oakville, 1733320 Ontario Ltd JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1133 Monastery Drive, 2339161 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 620 Ford Drive, Oakville, STRUGA PRO INC. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 293 Coldwater Road West, Orillia, 1679692 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1288 Ritson Road North, Oshawa, 2520406 Ontario Inc JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 175 Main Street, Penetanguishene, 1920491 Ontario Inc JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 908 Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough, 2263740 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1360 Kingston Road, Pickering, 2455927 Ontario Inc JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 300 Kingston Road, Pickering, 1782527 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 18 Levendale Road, Richmond Hill, 1415438 Ontario Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 12260 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, 574903 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 9275 Bayview Avenue, Unit 2, Richmond Hill, 2104806 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 5892 Main Street, Stouffville, 1547972 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 9200 Bathurst Street, Thornhill, 1126200 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 8 Green Lane, Thornhill, 2226444 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 193 Harbord Street, Toronto, 7179243 Canada Limited JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 526 Church Street, Toronto, JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1054 Centre Street West, Vaughan, 2347199 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 207 Dundas Street West, Whitby, 1632760 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 3975 Garden Street, Whitby, 11522388 Canada Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 1400 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener, 1557846 Ontario Inc. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 9750 Weston Road, Unit 14, Woodbridge, 1599783 Ontario Ltd. JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA 3063 Muskoka Road, 169, Bala, JOHN DOE CORP. O/A PIZZA NOVA Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way, Toronto, Defendants, Franchisee Defendants are Moving Parties in File 050/25 (except except 1670924 Ontario Inc.) and Responding Parties in File 100/25
BEFORE: Coats, Matheson and Nakatsuru JJ.
COUNSEL: Simon Archer, Ella Bedard, Jody Brown and Joshua Mandryk, and Melanie Anderson, for the Plaintiff Christopher I. R. Morrison, and Joel Cormier, for the Pizza Nova Franchisee Defendants (except 1670924 Ontario Inc.) Paul Tushinski, for Pizza Nova Take Out Ltd., not appearing 1670924 Ontario Inc. o/a Pizza Nova 1450 Headon Road Burlington, not appearing
HEARD: In-writing
ENDORSEMENT
[1] The motions for leave to appeal the decision of Glustein, J. dated December 17, 2024, are granted. Costs are reserved to the panel hearing the appeal, subject to the quantum of costs of each motion being fixed at the agreed amount of $5,000 for each motion.
Coats J.
Matheson J.
Nakatsuru J.
Released: June 13, 2025