Ontario Court of Justice Update

  • March 22, 2024

For the latest information from the Courts and MAG, including the latest courthouse COVID-19 updates, visit the OBA Courts Reopening page

OCJ (Toronto) Update re WASH Court Location for November 14-15

MAG has advised that on Nov. 14-15, 2020, Weekend and Statutory Holiday (WASH) courts will be held at 2201 Finch Avenue West, Toronto. The WASH courts will move back to Toronto’s Old City Hall on Nov. 21, 2020. For more information, please call 416-314-3962.

Valhalla Inn Confirmed as Thunder Bay Emergency Location for SCJ and OCJ Matters

Today, the MAG Recovery Secretariat confirmed that the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay is prepared to host OCJ and SCJ proceedings on a temporary basis, due to the recent fire at the Thunder Bay courthouse at 125 Brodie St N. MAG has confirmed that the recommended health and safety measures  (made in the Valhalla Inn site assessment report and the COVID-19 Precautionary Measures Guidebook, more generally) were in place.

OCJ Thunder Bay Scheduling Updates

Due to the fire at the Thunder Bay Courthouse earlier this month, the OCJ has provided an updated schedule for family and criminal proceedings between October 26 and November 9:

OCJ Notice on Guelph Courthouse Reopening

The OCJ has issued a Notice regarding the resumption of proceedings at the Guelph Courthouse at 36 Wyndham St. following the MAG Recovery Secretariat’s determination that the necessary HVAC remediation and assessments have been completed. The notice indicates that the OCJ will resume in-person criminal hearings, including trials and preliminary inquiries, on Monday November 2, 2020.

MAG Recovery Secretariat Update on Guelph Courthouse

The MAG Recovery Secretariat has provided an update on the Guelph Courthouse located at 36 Wyndham St. S., which was previously closed due to elevated CO2 readings. MAG’s update indicates that the landlord for the building has implemented a number of corrective measures, including inspection and remediation of the HVAC system.

OCJ Thunder Bay -Scheduling Update for Week of October 26-30

Due to an emergency in the Thunder Bay Courthouse facility, the schedule for family and criminal proceedings between October 26 and October 30 has been revised. For details, see the schedules for the WASH Court (weekend bail court) and for the OCJ Thunder Bay for the week of October 26-30.

MAG Update on Courthouse Phase 3 Reopening

This week MAG provided an update on the phase 3 of the reopening of courtrooms to in-person proceedings, including target readiness dates for phase 3 locations. This phase of work includes the preparation of additional courtrooms in locations which have already resumed in-person appearances and select new satellite court locations.

OCJ Update re Virtual Criminal Case Management Locations

The OCJ has amended its Notice regarding court locations that will be commencing virtual criminal case management appearances in October and November, 2020. Additional courthouse-specific scheduling and connection information has been added at the bottom of Notice for select OCJ locations.

OCJ Notice to the Profession re: Provincial Offences Act Matters

The OCJ has issued a new Notice to the Counsel/Paralegals and the Public regarding Provincial Offences Act matters. All in-person appearances that are scheduled in municipally-administered Provincial Offences courts and Provincial Offences Act appeals before Justices of the OCJ will be adjourned until January 22, 2021. Until this time, OCJ locations will continue to hear matters remotely in accordance with the new Notice. For more information, please see here.