Ontario Superior Court of Justice

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NOTICES AND ORDERS – COVID-19

Provincial Notices

• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding Court Proceedings (June 18, 2021 update)
• Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters Regarding the Caselines Pilot, E-Filing, and Fee Payment (June 17, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding Court Proceedings (April 8, 2021)
• Consolidated Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused Persons, Public and the Media (April 1, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding Court Proceedings (March 17, 2021)
• Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters Regarding the Caselines Pilot, E-Filing, and Fee Payment (February 24, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession – Divisional Court (February 18, 2021)
• Consolidated Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused Persons, Public and the Media (January 14, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding Court Proceedings (January 13, 2021)
• Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters Including Electronic Filings and Document Sharing (Caselines Pilot) (December 15, 2020; Updated December 17)
• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding Court Proceedings (November 21, 2020; Updated December 14, 2020)
• Consolidated Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused Persons, Public and the Media (November 24, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding Jury Trials in Hamilton and Newmarket (November 13, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding Jury Trials and In-Person Operations in Brampton, Newmarket, Toronto and Ottawa (November 10, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding Jury Trials and In-Person Operations in Brampton, Newmarket, Toronto and Ottawa (November 5, 2020)
• Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters Including Electronic Filings and Document Sharing (Caselines Pilot) (October 29, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding In-Person Operations in Newmarket (October 16, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding In-Person Operations in Toronto, Brampton and Ottawa (October 9, 2020)
• Consolidated Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused Persons, Public and the Media: Effective May 19, 2020 (Updated October 6, 2020)
• Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters Including Electronic Filings and Document Sharing (Caselines Pilot) (September 2, 2020)
• Notice to Profession for Appeals from the Landlord and Tenant Board in the Divisional Court (Effective August 24, 2020)
• Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters – Including Electronic Filings and Document Sharing (Caselines Pilot) (August 5, 2020)
• Memorandum  – Chief Justice Morawetz to all Associations Re: Caselines (July 29, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession re: Justice Participants Unable to attend In-Court Hearings in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (July 21, 2020)
• Toronto Expansion Protocol for Court Hearings During COVID-19 Pandemic (Effective July 8, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession – Divisional Court (June 29, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused, Media and Members of the Public (June 25, 2020)
• Notice Regarding the Suspension of Small Claims Court Operations (June 2, 2020)
• Consolidated Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused Persons, Public and the Media: Effective May 19, 2020 (May 13, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession – Divisional Court (May 13, 2020)
  
• ‍Notice Re Urgent Matters Emailed to Trial Co-Ordinators (March 24, 2020)
  

Regional Notices

Central East

• Notice to the Profession re Chief Justice Morawetz’s April 20, 2021 Notice (April 22, 2021)
• Civil Notice (January 4, 2021)
• May 2021 Civil Sittings Trial List (February 10, 2021)
• Criminal Notice (January 4, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters (April 9, 2021)
• Family Notice (January 4, 2021)
• Spring 2021 Family Trial Sittings (February 16, 2021)
• At-A-Glance Guide to Virtual Hearings

Central South

• Notice to the Profession re Chief Justice Morawetz’s April 20, 2021 Notice (April 22, 2021)
• Central South – Family and Child Protection
• Central South – Matters Heard by Registrars in Bankruptcy (Hamilton)
• Electronic Filing of Court Documents
• Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters (April 9, 2021)
• At-A-Glance Guide to Virtual Hearings

Central West

• Notice to the Profession re Chief Justice Morawetz’s April 20, 2021 Notice (April 21, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession and Public – Family Law Proceedings
• Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters
• At-A-Glance Guide to Virtual Hearings

East

• Family and Child Protection Matters in the Ottawa Family Court – Consolidated Notice (June 2, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession re Chief Justice Morawetz’s April 20, 2021 Notice (April 21, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters (February 26, 2021)
• At-A-Glance Guide to Virtual Hearings

Northeast

• ‍Notice to the Profession re Adjournment of Proceedings (April 22, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters
• At-A-Glance Guide to Virtual Hearings

Northwest

• Notice to the Profession re Chief Justice Morawetz’s April 20, 2021 Notice (April 21, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters (March 2, 2021)
• At-A-Glance Guide to Virtual Hearings

Southwest

• Notice re Matters to be Heard in the Ontario Superior Court – Southwest Region (May 5, 2021)
• Filing Court Documents (March 1, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters
• At-A-Glance Guide to Virtual Hearings

Toronto

• Notice to the Profession - Toronto Expansion Protocol for Court Hearings During COVID-19 Pandemic (October 18, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession - Toronto Expansion Protocol for Court Hearings During COVID-19 Pandemic (September 29, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession – Toronto Region – Virtual Civil Trial Scheduling Court – June 21, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
• Commercial and Estates List Filing Direction
• Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters
• Dispute Resolution Officer (DRO) Program Resumption
• At-A-Glance Guide to Virtual Hearings

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Small Claims Court

• Consolidated Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding the Small Claims Court (July 23, 2021)

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Orders of the Chief Justice

• Further Adjourning Small Claims Court Matters (July 28, 2021)
• Adjourning Child Protection Matters (May 6, 2020)
• Order Providing Flexibility in Insolvency Proceedings as a Result of the Economic Impact of COVID-19 (April 27, 2020)
• Suspending Residential Evictions (March 19, 2020, amended July 6, 2020)
• Adjourning Criminal Matters (March 15, 2020)
  

Other Documents

• At-A-Glance Guide to Virtual Hearings (May 11, 2021)
• Model Virtual Hearing Protocol
• Participant Information form
• Guidelines on Access to Hearings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• CaseLines Hearings – Tips for Counsel and Self-represented Parties
• Frequently Asked Questions About Thomson Reuters CaseLines
• Best Practices and Etiquette for Remote Hearings
• Information for Self-Represented Litigants regarding Family Court Operations
• Memo to the Profession (March 27, 2020)
• March 20, 2020 Order Made Under Subsection 7.1 (2) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act

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Notices No Longer in Effect

• Notices that are no longer in effect