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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Obligatory "not a lawyer"...
At least in Ontario (and assuming other provinces), my understanding is that there is some flexibility on statutes of limitation in civil cases. For example, if you didn't realize that you were financially impacted by something at the time, but evidence comes out later, you can still have grounds to file a suit.
If in this case, the person suffered mental wellness issues that impacted their career, and perhaps it took years of therapy to establish these events as the root cause, maybe that makes the exact time the events occurred a moot point?
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That is largely correct. If, for example, you were defamed in a newspaper article, the limitation period would begin when you heard about the article, not when it was published. Even if it was 3 years later.