Province-wide Notice to the Profession Regarding Family Law Cases - Effective September 13, 2021 - Amended January 10, 2022 to add sections 11 (regarding Motions to Change), 12 (regarding the new Law Society pilot program for family cases) and 13 (regarding automatic orders) 

Justice Canada has recently published  HELP Toolkit: Identifying & Responding to Family Violence for Family Law Legal Advisers . A link to the publication is also available on the Practice Areas - Family page of this website under “News.”

This week’s crown and courtroom assignments have been posted on the Criminal - OCJ page of this website.

Chief Justice Lise Maisonneuve of the Ontario Court of Justice has updated her message re COVID, encouraging limited in-person hearings and reminding participants of the COVID protocols & virtual appearance guidelines in effect at courthouses. The following links provide detailed information on virtual court proceedings:

Going to Court

Remote Court Appearances Guide

Continue to check the OCJ’s website for current information.

Effective January 1, 2022 you must use the new Rules 74 & 75 forms from the Rules of Civil Procedure, with limited exceptions. Details & new forms can be found on the Wills & Estates page of this website or on the Superior Court of Justice website here.

This week’s update has been posted on the Criminal - OCJ page under Practice Areas here.

FOLA’s latest real estate update is now available here or on our Real Estate page under Practice Areas.

Topics include a new A LOT FROM THE DOT (statement updates to be aware of), Planning Act amendments coming into force, and comments on TRESA 2020 are welcomed by FOLA & MGCS.

Chief Justice Lise Maisonneuve has updated her Notice re COVID-19. You can view it here.

This week’s update has been posted on the Criminal - OCJ page under Practice Areas here.

Please see today's Notice to Profession and Public regarding court proceedings – December 17, 2021 UPDATE from the Chief Justice re civil, criminal & family matters in the Superior Court of Justice. This notice is also posted on the applicable Practice Area pages.