Please note the new protocol which can be found here

Please note the direction will be in effect, September 13, 2021.  The notice can be found here and is posted on the Family Law Practice page of the website.

An updated Civil Case Conference Request Form has been posted on the Civil page of this website under Practice Areas. 

The Opening of the Courts of Ontario 2021 will take place on September 14, 2021 at 3:30 pm. Link to invitation. 

This week’s court & Crown assignments are posted on the Criminal-OCJ page under Practice Areas.

The Consolidated Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding Small Claims Court was amended July 23, 2021, to provide for scheduling remote terms of payment hearings and trials. Other updates were also made. 

Effective July 19, 2021 the Ontario Court of Justice will resume accepting applications for s. 810 Criminal Code peace bonds province-wide. See the full notice with contact information here or on our webpage under Practice Areas > Criminal-OCJ here.

The Newmarket OCJ Update for the week of July 19, 2021 is posted under Practice Areas under Criminal-OCJ here.

On June 29, 2021, by order of Associate Chief Justice Faye McWatt, all Small Claims Court proceedings that:

(a) were, as of March 13, 2020, scheduled for a hearing between March 16, 2020, through July 30, 2021, and

(b) are not assigned a new date between March 16, 2020, and July 30, 2021,

are adjourned to August 3, 2021, or to such other date as determined by the Court. Read the full notice here:

Continued suspension of Small Claims Court operations due to COVID-19

The Court has issued a new rule (Rule 3.4 of the Criminal Rules of the Ontario Court of Justice) authorizing the use of electronic signatures, which comes into force July 5, 2021.  Rule 3.4(1) sets out the definition of electronic signature.  Rule 3.4(2) authorizes the Court to issue practice directions authorizing additional methods of signing particular electronic documents.   Pursuant to this rule, a new provision (paragraph 10.1) has been added to the Practice Direction Authorizing Alternate Form of Appearance where an Enhanced Designation of Counsel has been Filed, allowing accused persons to sign Enhanced Designations through their counsel.