Up-to-date Sector Information

Beverly Leonard. Assistant Deputy Attorney General, announced on December 5, 2022, increases to civil, small claims and family court fees in the Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal for Ontario, as well as fee waiver eligibility thresholds, all of which will come into effect on January 1, 2023.

The Department of Justice Canada invites you to participate in the relaunched 2022 National Family Law Survey (NFL Survey), which will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete. This year the focus is on child support. The survey will close on December 23, 2022.

The new Bankruptcy Submission Online (BSO) portal for bankruptcy proceedings, and Divisional Court documents will now be eligible for filing and/or issuance through the existing Civil Submission Online (CSO) portal.

The Ministry of the Attorney General is implementing three updates to Ontario Regulation 158/03: Certification of Recordings, made under the Evidence Act, RSO 1990, c E.23:

Justice Technology Services (JTS) of the Ministry of the Solicitor General (SolGen) offers the Access: Defence service to assist lawyers in connecting with their clients in custody.

The Ministry of the Attorney General has launched an enhanced Court Finder Tool on Ontario.ca as part of its Justice Accelerated Strategy.

The Government of Ontario has made regulatory amendments under the Business Corporations Act, Corporations Act, Co-operative Corporations Act, Condominium Act, 1998 (Condo Act) and the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 which extend the effective period of temporary legislative provisions permitting corporations governed under these statutes to call and hold meetings virtually, as applicable, notwithstanding certain restrictions or requirements.

Chief Justice George Strathy will be retiring on August 31, 2022. Chief Justice Strathy retires from his position as Chief Justice of Ontario and as a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario after having served as Chief Justice for eight years and as a trial and appellate judge for almost fifteen years.

The Ministry of the Attorney General released additional enhancements to its Justice Services online platform effective July 25, 2022.

The Ministry of Attorney General will be releasing additional enhancements to its Justice Services Online platform effective July 25, 2022