Since March 16, 2020, sittings of the Ontario Small Claims Court were suspended until further notice. The Small Claims Court has now announced that it will hear urgent motions and urgent garnishment hearings by telephone or videoconference.
Urgent matters include:
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Cases in which a judgment debtor has an outstanding warrant for arrest that was issued in relation to a Small Claims Court proceeding; or
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Time-sensitive cases that would result in immediate and serious financial hardship if a hearing were not scheduled.
For more information, see here.
April 28 Update Chief Justice Morawetz issued an Order that provides procedural flexibility for all active Division I and Division II proposals, as well as all active bankruptcies filed with the Office of the Superintendent in Bankruptcy between Mar 13 and June 30, 2020. This Order affects various deadlines and filing requirements provided by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. For more information, see the Order here.