As you step out of your vehicle, your foot skids across a treacherous icy surface, causing you to slip and fall and injure yourself. Instead of meeting your friends for dinner, you end up in the emergency room. This type of incident is not uncommon in the Canadian winter climate, and can often lead to civil lawsuits against the owner or occupier of the property, or a contractor who was hired to maintain and manage the hazards of snow and ice. If it is found that the property was negligently maintained, the person who suffered injuries from the slip and fall may be compensated accordingly through litigation.

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