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This week’s Crown & court assignments are posted on the Criminal - OCJ page of this website.

This week’s assignments are posted on the Criminal-OCJ page of this website.

The Ontario Court of Justice will be closed on Thursday September 30, 2021 in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  If you have a criminal court appearance on September 30th, do not attend court.

Your matter will be presumptively adjourned to another court date. For information re: criminal case adjournment dates, please see attached. This sheet is also posted on our Criminal - OCJ page here.

New dates have been posted on the Civil page under Practice Areas here.

This week’s Crown assignments are posted on the Criminal-OCJ page of this website.

September 30th has been designated National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Please see the following notice for matters currently scheduled in the Ontario Court of Justice on that day:

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2021

This Notice to the Profession introduces a number of changes to facilitate more timely, efficient and affordable access to justice in family law cases.  These initiatives focus on the need to streamline processes for family cases, consistent with the primary objective of the Family Law Rules to deal with cases justly including (i) ensuring that the procedure is fair to all parties, (ii) saving expense and time, (iii) dealing with the case in ways that are appropriate to its importance and complexity, and(iv) giving appropriate court resources to the case while taking account of the need to give resources to other cases. Read the notice here or on our Family Law page under Practice Areas.

Courts will be closed except for certain matters that must be heard. In the Ontario Court of Justice, Weekend and Statutory Holiday (bail) courts will operate. In the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, urgent matters such as those heard on statutory holidays will be heard. Further details of court operations on September 30 will be provided by each court.

Official Announcement re National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

This week’s courtroom & crown assignments are posted on the Criminal-OCJ webpage here.