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The courts have put end dates on when you can sue someone and that's called a limitation
period. In terms of personal injury matters in Ontario, the limitation periods vary. But
the predominant and main limitation period is two years from the date giving rise to
the incident, whether it's a slip-and-fall or whether it is a motor vehicle accident.
If it's an employment law matter, you also have two years from the date that you're terminated
to commence an action against your employer.
On occasion, there are shorter limitation periods specifically with slip-and-falls.
If you slip and fall on a public property and it's city-owned, like a sidewalk for example,
then you have a very shortened notice period and time to commence your action. The notice
period in those cases is seven days, and the length of time that you have to commence your
claim is only three months. So it's really imperative if you've fallen on municipal property
or if you suspect it's municipal property to contact a lawyer right away as soon as
you fall in order to preserve your limitation date.
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