Ontario Court of Justice - Central East Region

MAG provided an update on the health information regarding the Cobourg Courthouse at 860 William St, Cobourg. View February 8th Memo for the Cobourg Courthouse

MAG provided health information regarding the Lindsay Courthouse at 440 Kent Street West, Lindsay, and the Lt. Col. Samuel S. Sharpe D.S.O. MP Courthouse at 150 Bond St. East, Oshawa. That two individuals who visited these buildings have tested positive for COVID-19. View February 4th Memo

MAG learned that a person who works in the building has tested positive for COVID-19. View February 4th Memo for the Newmarket Courthouse

MAG learned that a person who works in the building has tested positive for COVID-19. View February 4th Memo for the Cobourg Courthouse

LAO will double compensation for bail hearings for block fee and tariff matters in recognition of longer bail hearings. 

The OCJ has revised its May 19th Notice to Counsel/Paralegals and the Public regarding Provincial Offences Act matters in the OCJ. Beginning on January 25, 2021: Unless otherwise ordered by the Regional Senior Justice of the Peace or the presiding Justice of the Peace, remote appearances will continue to be the presumption. For more information, please see the Notice.

In lights of the Ontario government’s new emergency orders, the OCJ has revised the COVID-19: Scheduling of Family Law Matters at the Ontario Court of Justice. The new Scheduling of Family Law Matters directive eliminates the reference to certain appearances being presumptively in person and waives the requirement to file sworn documents, beyond unsworn affidavits of service. Electronically signed documents are acceptable for filing.

MAG has learned that a person who works in the building has tested positive for COVID-19. View January 9th Memo for the Lindsay Courthouse.

With the government’s December 21, 2020 COVID-19 announcement, the Court recognizes that some counsel, parties, and justice participants may be unable to attend a courthouse in person.

On December 8, 2020, a regulation was filed to amend the Rules of Civil Procedure, O. Reg. 711-20. The regulation makes administrative amendments to align the Rules of Civil Procedure with legislative amendments that were introduced to remove the office of a traditional master.