York Region Law Association

Notices/Forms Criminal - Superior Court of Justice

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CSD Email Addresses by SCJ Courthouse Location

Newmarket – yorkcrimSCJ@ontario.ca

Trial Coordinator - Newmarket.SCJ.TC@ontario.ca / (905) 853-4823 Ext 6328

Criminal Proceedings Rules for the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) – effective May 27, 2024

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NEWS

R. v. Pan, 2025 SCC 12 - The SCC, with a 7-2 majority, upheld the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the first-degree murder conviction relating to the mother, finding that a new trial is needed on this count for all the accused. However, the attempted murder convictions stand.

Recent Notices

Consolidated Practice Direction for the Central East Region - Effective June 30, 2025

Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction for Criminal Proceedings - Amended February 1, 2024; Amended January 6, 2025

Notice to the Profession Protocol for Regional Assignment Court in the in the Superior Court of Justice in the Central East Region - Effective May 1, 2024

Guidelines to Determine Mode of Proceeding in Criminal - Effective February 1, 2024

Notice to the Profession and Parties Regarding Criminal Matters in the Central East Region - September 29, 2023 (This Notice to the Profession and Parties is supplemental to the Central East Notice to the Profession and Parties dated June 1, 2022 which incorporates the Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction in Criminal Proceedings dated June 15, 2023)

Notice to the Profession and Parties – Expansion of Caselines Proceedings in Central East Region - Effective August 15, 2022

Notice to the Profession and Parties – Protocol for Criminal Proceedings in the Central East Region - Effective June 1, 2022

Virtual Courtroom Etiquette (March 17, 2022) - Effective April 19, 2022

Legal Aid Online Access & Financial Eligibility Update - May 17, 2021

Documents submitted to the court in electronic format – Document naming protocol - Effective January 11, 2021 (Can also be found in the notice re Expanded Operations of the SCJ at Part C s.8). Below are sample document names:

Expert Report – Defendant – Loblaws Inc. – 13-MAR-2021
Financial Statement Form 13.1 – Respondent – A. Wong – 21-NOV-2021

11b Application – Defence – Nathanson – 12-JAN-2021