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Seasonal Worker Did Not Qualify as “Employed” for Purposes of Loss of Income Payments under Automobile Insurance Policy

May 27, 2019

In Temple v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador determined that the plaintiff, a seasonal worker, was not employed at the date of the motor vehicle accident. As a result, he did not qualify for loss of income payments under Section B of Newfoundland and Labrador’s standard automobile insurance policy. In its decision, the court clarified the test for determining when a seasonal worker meets the policy’s condition of being employed.

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