Resources, Articles, & Advocacy
Legislative Update | May 08, 2026
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of May 4
Ontario Court of Justice | May 07, 2026
OCJT- Virtual Counter Post Launch Survey
The OCJ (Toronto) has circulated a survey regarding the Trial Coordinator’s Drop-in Virtual Counter.
Advocacy | May 01, 2026
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of April 27
Municipal Codes of Conduct: The Province indicated it will move on long-delayed reforms to Municipal Codes of Conduct before Municipal elections occur in October. It would create a province-wide Code and provide for the removal and disqualification of sitting councilors in serious cases.
Legislative Update | April 27, 2026
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of April 20
OCJ Self Represented Trial Booking: Effective April 27, 2026, the Self Represented Trial Booking Calendar will launch to streamline the scheduling of eligible self-represented trials. These dedicated SharePoint calendars will be accessible to the Judiciary and Crown to allow eligible self-represented trials to be booked directly in the Self-Represented Court (SRC) Courtroom 101.
Advocacy | April 21, 2026
Improving Protection Orders
The OBA provides comments on the Law Commission of Ontario's consultation on improving protection orders. Topics include enhancements to accessing orders, providing evidence in proceedings, protection order conditions and duration, and enforcement.
