Court Call is being introduced in Ontario to allow for court appearances by telephone/video conference with a view to lessening traffic at the court house and saving lawyers travel time and thus saving clients legal costs. Court Call will be used in the Commercial Court for certain 9:30 appointments.
A practice direction dated March 8, 2017 (which took effect on March 27, 2017) can be found at the following link: www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/practice/practice-directions/toronto/courtcall/
The CourtCall website is: www.courtcall.com