{
  "metadata": {
    "title": "ONCA Procedural Decision Breakdown (2020-2026)",
    "description": "Ontario Court of Appeal decision types - showing procedural vs. substantive outcomes",
    "source": "Ontario Court of Appeal (CanLII integration)",
    "date_range": "2020-2026",
    "total_cases": 5034,
    "worker_injury_cases": 1,
    "disability_discrimination_cases": "Multiple cases found via HRTO appeals, LTD insurance disputes, capacity to litigate, Charter s.15 equality rights - see blog post for 6 concrete examples with citations",
    "data_quality": "Outcome-classified from decision text; worker injury cases represent <1% of dataset",
    "key_insight": "ONCA decisions are predominantly Unknown/Procedural (58.1%) and Appeal Dismissed (20.3%). Zero direct workplace injury appeals (WSIAT pathway) but multiple disability/discrimination cases via alternative pathways (HRTO, LTD insurance, Charter challenges). Use for precedent research, not outcome comparison."
  },
  "summary": {
    "total_decisions": 5034,
    "years_covered": 7,
    "average_per_year": 719,
    "classified_outcomes": 2108,
    "unknown_procedural": 2926,
    "appeal_success_rate": 13.2
  },
  "decision_categories": {
    "unknown_procedural": {
      "label": "Unknown/Procedural",
      "description": "Outcome not classified or purely procedural decision",
      "count": 2926,
      "percentage": 58.1,
      "color": "#9ca3af",
      "examples": [
        "Procedural motion without clear outcome",
        "Case management decisions",
        "Administrative orders"
      ]
    },
    "appeal_dismissed": {
      "label": "Appeal Dismissed",
      "description": "Lower court/tribunal decision upheld - appellant loses",
      "count": 1023,
      "percentage": 20.3,
      "color": "#ef4444",
      "examples": [
        "Appeal dismissed - no error in law",
        "Standard of review properly applied",
        "Tribunal decision upheld"
      ]
    },
    "costs_decision": {
      "label": "Costs Decision",
      "description": "Party ordered to pay other side's legal costs",
      "count": 590,
      "percentage": 11.7,
      "color": "#f97316",
      "examples": [
        "Appellant ordered to pay respondent costs",
        "Costs award for successful party",
        "Cost submissions reviewed"
      ]
    },
    "appeal_allowed": {
      "label": "Appeal Allowed",
      "description": "Lower court/tribunal decision overturned - appellant wins",
      "count": 156,
      "percentage": 3.1,
      "color": "#22c55e",
      "examples": [
        "Appeal allowed - error in law found",
        "Tribunal exceeded jurisdiction",
        "Procedural fairness breach"
      ]
    },
    "motion_interlocutory": {
      "label": "Motion/Interlocutory Decision",
      "description": "Pre-hearing procedural motion resolved",
      "count": 124,
      "percentage": 2.5,
      "color": "#eab308",
      "examples": [
        "Stay of lower court decision pending appeal",
        "Motion for expedited hearing",
        "Adjournment request"
      ]
    },
    "new_trial_hearing": {
      "label": "New Trial/Hearing Ordered",
      "description": "Case sent back for new hearing at lower level",
      "count": 85,
      "percentage": 1.7,
      "color": "#3b82f6",
      "examples": [
        "Matter remitted for new hearing",
        "Procedural fairness breach - rehearing ordered",
        "New evidence warrants fresh hearing"
      ]
    },
    "remitted": {
      "label": "Remitted to Lower Court/Tribunal",
      "description": "Case sent back to lower court/tribunal for reconsideration",
      "count": 49,
      "percentage": 1.0,
      "color": "#8b5cf6",
      "examples": [
        "Remitted to tribunal for reconsideration",
        "Sent back for additional reasons",
        "Lower court to reconsider in light of new law"
      ]
    },
    "leave_granted": {
      "label": "Leave to Appeal Granted",
      "description": "Permission to appeal granted",
      "count": 32,
      "percentage": 0.6,
      "color": "#10b981",
      "examples": [
        "Leave to appeal granted",
        "Application for leave allowed",
        "Appeal may proceed"
      ]
    },
    "leave_refused": {
      "label": "Leave to Appeal Refused",
      "description": "Permission to appeal denied",
      "count": 26,
      "percentage": 0.5,
      "color": "#dc2626",
      "examples": [
        "Leave to appeal refused",
        "Application for leave dismissed",
        "No merit for appeal"
      ]
    },
    "settled_discontinued": {
      "label": "Settled/Discontinued",
      "description": "Case settled or withdrawn before decision",
      "count": 23,
      "percentage": 0.5,
      "color": "#6b7280",
      "examples": [
        "Appeal discontinued",
        "Parties reached settlement",
        "Withdrawal of appeal"
      ]
    }
  },
  },
  "temporal_trends": {
    "2020": {
      "year": 2020,
      "total": 840,
      "worker_injury_cases": 1,
      "appeal_dismissed": 142,
      "appeal_allowed": 23,
      "costs_decision": 104,
      "unknown": 516,
      "motion_interlocutory": 19,
      "new_trial_hearing": 17,
      "remitted": 8,
      "leave_granted": 4,
      "leave_refused": 3,
      "settled_discontinued": 4
    },
    "2021": {
      "year": 2021,
      "total": 924,
      "worker_injury_cases": 0,
      "appeal_dismissed": 155,
      "appeal_allowed": 22,
      "costs_decision": 107,
      "unknown": 567,
      "motion_interlocutory": 30,
      "new_trial_hearing": 12,
      "remitted": 15,
      "leave_granted": 8,
      "leave_refused": 5,
      "settled_discontinued": 3
    },
    "2022": {
      "year": 2022,
      "total": 890,
      "worker_injury_cases": 0,
      "appeal_dismissed": 182,
      "appeal_allowed": 20,
      "costs_decision": 100,
      "unknown": 531,
      "motion_interlocutory": 16,
      "new_trial_hearing": 16,
      "remitted": 8,
      "leave_granted": 7,
      "leave_refused": 6,
      "settled_discontinued": 4
    },
    "2023": {
      "year": 2023,
      "total": 849,
      "worker_injury_cases": 0,
      "appeal_dismissed": 201,
      "appeal_allowed": 29,
      "costs_decision": 96,
      "unknown": 468,
      "motion_interlocutory": 19,
      "new_trial_hearing": 18,
      "remitted": 7,
      "leave_granted": 1,
      "leave_refused": 6,
      "settled_discontinued": 4
    },
    "2024": {
      "year": 2024,
      "total": 314,
      "worker_injury_cases": 0,
      "appeal_dismissed": 89,
      "appeal_allowed": 15,
      "costs_decision": 34,
      "unknown": 150,
      "motion_interlocutory": 9,
      "new_trial_hearing": 7,
      "remitted": 4,
      "leave_granted": 3,
      "leave_refused": 1,
      "settled_discontinued": 2
    },
    "2025": {
      "year": 2025,
      "total": 896,
      "worker_injury_cases": 0,
      "appeal_dismissed": 93,
      "appeal_allowed": 13,
      "costs_decision": 122,
      "unknown": 619,
      "motion_interlocutory": 19,
      "new_trial_hearing": 8,
      "remitted": 5,
      "leave_granted": 7,
      "leave_refused": 4,
      "settled_discontinued": 6
    },
    "2026": {
      "year": 2026,
      "total": 321,
      "worker_injury_cases": 0,
      "appeal_dismissed": 161,
      "appeal_allowed": 34,
      "costs_decision": 27,
      "unknown": 75,
      "motion_interlocutory": 12,
      "new_trial_hearing": 7,
      "remitted": 2,
      "leave_granted": 2,
      "leave_refused": 1,
      "settled_discontinued": 0
    }
  },
  "appeal_success_analysis": {
    "total_classified_appeals": 1179,
    "appeals_allowed": 156,
    "appeals_dismissed": 1023,
    "success_rate_percentage": 13.2,
    "note": "Success rate calculated from classified appeal outcomes only (excludes Unknown, Costs, Motions, Leave decisions)"
  },
  "worker_injury_cases": {
    "total_found": 1,
    "direct_workplace_appeals": 0,
    "percentage_of_dataset": 0.02,
    "note": "One case (Sokoloff v. Tru-Path Occupational Therapy Services Ltd., 2020 ONCA 730) appeared in keyword searches but was a defamation/anti-SLAPP case involving a company that serves injured workers, not a WSIAT appeal. Zero direct workplace injury appeals (WSIAT → Divisional Court → ONCA) found.",
    "interpretation": "Worker injury appeals virtually never reach ONCA. Most stop at WSIAT (73.5% success rate) or Divisional Court.",
    "key_finding": "ONCA is a precedent layer for legal interpretation, not a workplace injury outcomes database."
  },
  "use_cases": {
    "precedent_research": "✅ Primary use—search ONCA decisions for legal interpretation relevant to your case",
    "outcome_comparison": "❌ NOT recommended—ONCA is appellate, not first-level tribunal. Outcomes are procedural, not merit-based.",
    "appeal_strategy": "✅ Use to understand leave to appeal standards and what grounds succeed",
    "legal_interpretation": "✅ Use to see how courts interpret tribunal statutes and standards of review",
    "standards_of_review": "✅ ONCA sets standards for reviewing tribunal decisions (reasonableness, correctness)"
  },
  "methodology": {
    "data_source": "Ontario Court of Appeal decisions via CanLII (2020-2026)",
    "scrape_date": "2026-05-08",
    "classification_method": "Outcome pattern matching from decision text",
    "total_decisions_analyzed": 5034,
    "confidence": "41.9% classified outcomes (2,108 of 5,034); 58.1% unknown/procedural",
    "limitations": "Worker injury cases represent <1% of total; 58.1% of decisions have unknown/unclassified outcomes; sample primarily procedural decisions"
  }
}