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41928
Ciyuan Tan v. City of Toronto
(Ontario) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete motion for reconsideration | |
| 2026-04-17 | Motion for reconsideration of the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), UNDER REVIEW, Completed on: 2026-04-17, (Printed version due on 2026-04-24) | Ciyuan Tan |
| 2026-03-19 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2026-03-19 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2026-03-19 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the application for leave to appeal is granted. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number COA-22-OM-0089, dated November 8, 2023, is dismissed. Dismissed |
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| 2026-03-19 |
Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, See judgment on application Granted |
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| 2026-03-16 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), the applicant- filing new evidence | Ciyuan Tan |
| 2026-02-02 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2026-02-02 | Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, Ka Kas Mor | |
| 2025-08-12 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Public Access to Information Form | Ciyuan Tan |
| 2025-08-11 | Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED | |
| 2025-08-08 | Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), (Included in the application for leave to appeal), Completed on: 2025-08-08 | Ciyuan Tan |
| 2025-08-08 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing Public Access to Information Form (Rec'd 2025-08-12) Proof of Service (Read/Receipt or Delivery/Receipt)(Rec'd 2025-08-12), Completed on: 2025-08-08 |
Ciyuan Tan |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tan, Ciyuan | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| City of Toronto | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Tan, Ciyuan
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: City of Toronto
Counsel
Sanaz Hemmati
1530 Markham Road, 4th floor
Toronto, Ontario
M1B 3M4
Telephone: (416) 338-5792
Email: raimondo.maltese@toronto.ca
Summary
Keywords
Courts — Leave to appeal — Whether Court of Appeal committed reviewable error in applying test for leave to appeal.
Summary
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Mr. Tan was charged under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, ch. 4. He owns a house in North York that was built in 2015 and received an occupancy permit in January 2016. As early as 2017, neighbours complained that it was operating as a hotel, and the matter was referred to the Toronto Fire Services for an inspection. The Fire Inspector assigned to the file made numerous unsuccessful visits and had numerous interactions with Mr. Tan between December 4, 2017, and August 21, 2019. On August 21, 2019, a Notice of Violation under s. 28(1)(b) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act was issued and served on Mr. Tan.
On December 5, 2019, a full fire inspection was conducted pursuant to a warrant. Numerous indications that the house was being run as a guest house were discovered, and numerous fire hazards were noted. The Fire Inspector concluded that the property was operating as a hotel, and that it was not in compliance with the Fire Code regulations for hotels. A Notice of Violation outlining 19 areas found to be in violation of the Fire Code was issued that day.
At trial, the prosecutor invited the court to dismiss one charge against Mr. Tan, but he was convicted on all of the other charges. Fines were set for the individual offences, with a global total of $50,000. Mr. Tan’s appeals as to conviction and sentence were dismissed, as was his request for leave to appeal.
Lower court rulings
Ontario Court of Justice
4862-999-19-344134-00, 4862-999-20-20200003-00, 4862-999-20-243645-00, 4862-999-20-243646-00
Mr. Tam convicted of 13 charges under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, ch. 4
Ontario Court of Justice
4862-999-19-344134-00, 4862-999-20-20200003-00, 4862-999-20-243645-00, 4862-999-20-243646-00
See Fines totalling $50,000 set for individual offences
Ontario Court of Justice
Conviction and sentence appeals dismissed
Court of Appeal for Ontario
COA-22-OM-0089
Application for leave to appeal dismissed
Filed documents
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