Presumptive jurisdiction over out of Province defendanrs exists where the claim satisfies one of the conditions for serving originating process outside of Province without a court order

Paulsson v. Cooper, 2011 ONCA 150 deals with the endlessly vexing issue of jurisdiction over foreign defendants. One useful passage deals with presumptive jurisdiction:

[25]         As discussed in a number of appeals that have recently come before this court, the Van Breda decision has modified the approach to be taken to the analysis of when Ontario courts should assume jurisdiction over a claim involving out-of-province defendants.  It has done so by changing the emphasis and significance to be accorded to the eight Mucutt criteria.  And, importantly, it has introduced the concept of presumptive jurisdiction in situations where the claim satisfies one of the conditions for serving originating process outside of Ontario without a court order, as set out in rule 17.02 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194 (with the exception of subrules 17.02 (h) and (o)).