An update re POA proceedings has been posted on the OCJ website. See 

Latest Announcements About Provincial Offences Act Proceedings in the OCJ (March 31, 2021)

This week's crown and courtroom assignments are posted on the Criminal-OCJ page of this website under Practice Areas here.

The following practice direction was updated March 31, 2021 to add Part VI H (Reserved Decisions). Part VI also outlines gowning requirements:

Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction

Please find attached a memo from Norine Nathanson, Executive Legal Officer at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice together with a link to a resource document for CaseLines. 

Below are the zoom coordinates for the upcoming CaseLines information sessions for members of the bar.

Criminal Demonstrations:

1. April 6, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:00PM: Passcode: 813338
2. April 15, 2021 from 8:00 AM to 9:00AM: Passcode: 809664

 

Civil Demonstrations:

1. April 7, 2021 from 8:00 AM to 9:00AM:   Passcode: 514013
2. April 12, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:00PM: Passcode: 053888

Family Demonstrations:

1. April 9, 2021 from 8:00 AM to 9:00AM: Passcode: 72160
2. April 13, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:00PM: Passcode: 976060 

 

Thank you,

Office  of the Chief Justice

Superior Court of Justice, Ontario

The following notice was updated on March 30, 2021: 

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

As of April 1, 2021, Part D(6) Email Processes for Estate Certificates (Probate) has been updated. View the update here.

This week’s crown assignments can be found on the OCJ Criminal page of this website here.

Login link & Crown Assignments for the week of March 22-26 can be found on the Practice Areas > Criminal OCJ page here.

On March 17, 2021 the SCJ published Guidelines on Access to Hearings During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The following amendments were made to the Consolidated Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding the Small Claims Court:

• Effective March 15, 2021:
  • Section 3 (Urgent Matters) is amended to state filing requirements more clearly.
  • The Court is accepting requests to schedule settlement conferences under section 4 (Settlement Conferences) no matter when defendants filed defences or were noted in default.
  • The Court is accepting requests for any motion on notice to other parties, under section 5 (Motions on Notice to Other Parties).
  • Section 7.1 further clarifies that an assessment hearing will not be scheduled unless all applicable fees are paid and a request is submitted in accordance with this Notice.