Ontario Court of Justice - Central East Region

The Ministry of Attorney General Recovery Secretariat has advised that the Midland Satellite Court at 605 Yonge St., Midland has been endorsed to resume operations.

The OCJ has updated its Bail Protocol (introduced in May 2020). These revisions serve to clarify and reinforce the Protocol’s objectives of ensuring that bail proceedings are conducted justly and efficiently. For more information, please see the Protocol.

The OCJ will adjourn all family and Child, Youth, and Family Services Act trials (including in-person, hybrid, and remote trials) scheduled between April 26 to May 7, 2021. Counsel and parties should not attend Court for these types of trials during this period. The Court is committed to facilitating proceedings by remote technology where possible, unless an in-person hearing is required to ensure meaningful access to justice. For more information please see the Notice.

The Ontario Court of Justice has issued an Order pursuant to s. 85 of the Provincial Offences Act extending timelines until September 7, 2021 relating to POA appeals under the Act that would have expired on or after March 15, 2020. Prior to September 7th, 2021, only urgent POA appeals to a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice will be accepted for filing.

MAG provided an update and additional health information regarding regarding the Barrie, Orillia and Bradford Courthouses. View the February 23rd Memo for the Barrie, Orillia and Bradford courthouses.

MAG provided an update and additional health information regarding the Barrie courthouse at 75 Mulcaster Street, as well as information about the Orillia and Bradford courthouses. View the February 21st Memo for the Barrie, Orillia and Bradford courthouses.

MAG provided an update and additional health information regarding the Barrie courthouse at 75 Mulcaster Street, as well as information about the Orillia and Bradford courthouses. View the February 18th Memo for the Barrie, Orillia and Bradford courthouses. 

The Ministry of the Attorney General has announced that it will establish a threshold limit for small estates in order to simplify the probate process for such estates, as per the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2020. Beginning on April 1, 2021, Ontario will set the limit for a small estate at $150,000 and will remove the requirement to post bond in most small estate probate applications. For more information, please see this News Release

Regional Senior Justice Mark L.J. Edwards has issued a new Notice to the Profession about the spring sittings for Family Court in the SCJ Central East Region. There will be two weeks of trial sittings that will begin on May 25, 2021. The first week of the regularly scheduled sittings will be devoted to Trial Management Conferences. 

MAG learned that a person who works in the building has tested positive for COVID-19. View February 11th Memo for Cobourg Courthouse