News update

Court re-opening resources.

The Ministry of the Attorney General will be deploying the following enhancements its Justice Service Online (JSO) platform on Monday, April 3, 2023

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 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

Regional Senior Justice Ricchetti released today a Notice to the Professions and Parties that addresses mode of hearing, document filing and other matters. This Central West Notice to the Professions and Parties, made pursuant to Rule 1.07(4), applies to all proceedings in the Superior Court of Justice, Central West Region, commencing April 19, 2022. This Notice supersedes all previous region-specific Practice Directions and Notices to the Profession for the Central West Region.