May 11, 2026 – Order for Contempt: Final.  Order Dismissing Contempt Finding: Not Final.

“This Court has held that orders making findings of contempt are final orders: Bush v. Mereshensky, 2007 ONCA 679, 229 O.A.C. 200, at paras. 9-10; Mantella v. Mantella, 2009 ONCA 194, 246 O.A.C. 386, at para. 17; see also Leeming v. Leeming, 2016 ONSC 1835, 78 R.F.L. (7th) 120 (Div. Ct.), at para. 16.

However, an order dismissing a contempt motion is not necessarily a final order. This is because not all orders which dismiss contempt motions finally determine the rights of the parties. Whether an order dismissing a contempt motion is a final or an interlocutory order must be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Orders dismissing a contempt motion are final only where there are no ongoing proceedings and the party seeking the order has no other means of obtaining relief arising out of the failure to abide by the terms of the order: Wang v. Li, 2023 ONCA 119, at paras. 15-16; Chirico v. Szalas, 2016 ONCA 586, 132 O.R. (3d) 738, at paras. 36-49; Overtveld v. Overtveld, 2022 ONCA 269, at para. 7.”

Gueye v. DiNino, 2023 ONCA 342 (CanLII) at 7-8

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