It’s important you’re aware of the timeframes that are critical to your claim.
7 Days – Notify your auto insurance company if you were injured in a motor vehicle accident
10 Days – Notify the municipality or province if you will be making a claim due to a slip and fall on municipal property or roads in a poor state of repair
30 Days – Injured persons must apply for Statutory Accident Benefits with their own auto insurance company
60 Days – Deadline to provide a Notice of Claim to the province before beginning a lawsuit against the provincial government
120 Days – Injured persons must place the potential defendants on notice of a claim if the injury relates to a motor vehicle accident
1 Year – Deadline to sue your own auto insurance company over a property damage auto claim
2 Years – Timeframe whereby injured persons must commence a lawsuit against all potential defendants