Can a party be added as a witness in a civil proceeding?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Veenstra v. McCabe, 2014 ONSC 6844 (CanLII):
In answering this question, it is important for the court to distinguish between the necessity of party status and the ability to provide the court with information as a witness in the proceeding. As noted in the case of Gonzalez v. Ross [2007] O.J. No. 529, “the fact that persons sought to be added as parties will have relevant evidence necessary to enable the court to make a final determination with respect to orders sought, does not elevate them to party status from that of potential witness.”
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