What is the current state of the law on access to virtual and telephone access by a parent?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Carey v. Bryan, 2021 ONSC 1923 (CanLII):

In Abbas v. Downey, 2020 ONCJ 283, there was specific evidence of poor judgment by the father. “Out of an abundance of caution”, O’Connell J. restricted access to virtual and telephone access only where the child was immunocompromised.

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