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Small Claims Court | October 14, 2025
Notice to the Profession for the Toronto Region: Amendments to Authorize the Ontario Courts Public Portal
The Ministry of the Attorney General has approved and filed amendments to R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194 (Rules of Civil Procedure); O. Reg. 258/98 (Rules of the Small Claims Court); and O. Reg. 114/99 (Family Law Rules) to authorize the Ontario Courts Public Portal for filing and issuance in Toronto and other operational features and processes.
Legislative Update | October 14, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of October 6
Premier Ford Car Alarm: U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Canadian officials and business leaders that America is committed to consolidating vehicle assembly within its borders and that Canada would come “second”. Premier Ford warned that Canada faces a massive threat to domestic manufacturing, and threatened cutting off critical mineral exports to the U.S.
Advocacy | October 03, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 29
Minimum Wage Bump: Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island all increased the minimum wage on October 1, 2025. Ontario’s minimum wage is the highest among the five provinces, now at $17.60-per-hour. British Colombia, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador each raised their minimum wage earlier this year. Alberta is the only province that has not increased its minimum wage, which sits at $15-per-hour, the lowest rate in Canada.
Legislative Update | September 26, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 22
Courts Digital Transformation Launch: Starting October 14, 2025, all electronic court filings for Toronto must be submitted through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (OCPP). This new public portal will be used in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) for Family proceedings, Civil proceedings, Small Claims Court proceedings and Divisional Court proceedings and Enforcement, and in the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) for Family proceedings.
Legislative Update | September 22, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 15
Courts Digital Transformation Launch: Starting October 14, 2025, all electronic court filings for Toronto must be submitted through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (OCPP). This new public portal will be used in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) for Family proceedings, Civil proceedings, Small Claims Court proceedings and Divisional Court proceedings and Enforcement, and in the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) for Family proceedings.
Legislative Update | September 12, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 8
Province Threatens to Get Rid of Speed Cameras: The Ford government says it will remove automatic speed enforcement cameras this fall if municipalities do not take steps to get rid of them.
Legal Aid Ontario | September 12, 2025
Legal Aid Ontario - launching updated domestic violence training program to address need for gender and trauma-informed legal aid services
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has updated its domestic violence awareness training program for lawyers providing legal aid certificate services in family law and duty counsel services in family law and domestic violence.
Superior Court of Justice | September 12, 2025
Superior Court of Justice- Trial Scheduling Endorsement Form Update
The Superior Court of Justice has updated the family law Trial Scheduling Endorsement Form (TSEF) in order to support focused and proportionate family law trials. After October 5, 2025, the outdated TSEF form will no longer be accepted for filing by court staff.
