Leave to appeal summary conviction matters from Superior Court to the Court of Appeal

Summary conviction matter heard before the Ontario Court of Justice are appealed to the Superior Court of Justice.  From there an appeal lies to the Court of Appeal for Ontario but only with leave.  R. v. Valovic, 2011 ONCA 320 considers the criteria for leave thusly:

 

[4]              The threshold question for the court is whether leave to appeal ought to be granted. As set out in R. v. R.(R.) (2008), 234 C.C.C. (3d) 463 (Ont. C.A.), at para. 37, leave to appeal should be granted sparingly, taking into account the significance of the legal issues raised to the general administration of criminal justice and the merits of the proposed grounds of appeal.