Is there a claim for breach of fiduciary duty against a police officer for failing to provide a safe and well-being?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cox v Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Ontario and Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa, 2016 ONSC 6715 (CanLII):
In the case of Romagnuolo v. York (Regional Municipality) Police, [2001] O.J. No. 3537, the court confirmed that a claim for a breach of fiduciary duty is not available with respect to police officers carrying out their functions because they owe a duty to the public at large, rather than individual members of the public.
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