Ontario

Court of Appeal

http://www.ontariocourts.ca/coa/en/

Practice Directions and Notices regarding COVID-19

• Practice Direction Concerning Revised Court of Appeal Release Order Form for Use Only During the Exceptional and Evolving Circumstances Concerning COVID-19 (PDF) (April 20, 2020)
  
• Practice Direction Regarding the Electronic Conduct of Matters During the COVID-19 Emergency (PDF) (April 6, 2020)
• Practice Direction Concerning Applications for Bail Pending Appeal at the Court of Appeal for Ontario Given the Exceptional and Evolving Circumstances Concerning COVID-19 (PDF) (April 5, 2020)
• Practice Direction Concerning Manner of Service, Inmate Appeal Books, and Orders for Release of Electronic Exhibits in Criminal Matters Given the Exceptional and Evolving Circumstances Concerning COVID-19 (PDF) (April 3, 2020)
• Practice Direction Concerning Criminal Matters Given the Exceptional and Evolving Circumstances Concerning COVID-19 (PDF) (March 31, 2020)
• Practice Direction Concerning Extensions of Time in Matters Arising Under the Provincial Offences Act in the Court of Appeal for Ontario (PDF) (March 31, 2020)
• Practice Direction Concerning Extensions of Time in Civil Proceedings in the Court of Appeal for Ontario (PDF) (March 30, 2020)
• Notice About Urgent Family Law Appeals (PDF) (March 30, 2020)
• Notice Regarding Videoconference and Teleconference Appearance Technology (CourtCall) (March 27, 2020)
• Notice of Public Counter Services (March 23, 2020)
• COVID-19: Notice to the Profession and the Public (March 17, 2020)

Questions and Answers for Practice Directions and Notices

• ‍Practice Directions Concerning Timelines and Extensions of Time (COVID-19) (April 28, 2020)

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Superior Court of Justice

http://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/divisional-court/

NOTICES AND ORDERS – COVID-19

Provincial Notices

• Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused Persons and the Media Regarding the Continued Suspension of in-court matters to July 6, 2020 (May 5, 2020)
• NOTICE REGARDING THE SUSPENSION OF SMALL CLAIMS COURT OPERATIONS (MARCH 16, 2020 **Updated May 4, 2020** ). Small Claims Court will now hear urgent motions and urgent garnishment hearings during the COVID-19 emergency period by telephone or videoconference.
• NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION, PUBLIC, ACCUSED PERSONS AND THE MEDIA REGARDING THE SUSPENSION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JURY TRIALS (APRIL 20, 2020)
• NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION FOR CRIMINAL MATTERS (APRIL 2, 2020)
• NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION FOR CIVIL AND FAMILY MATTERS (APRIL 2, 2020)
• NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION – DIVISIONAL COURT (APRIL 2, 2020)
• NOTICE RE URGENT MATTERS EMAILED TO TRIAL CO-ORDINATORS (MARCH 24, 2020)
• NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION – SUSPENSION OF SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL & FAMILY OPERATIONS (MARCH 15, 2020)

Regional Notices

• CENTRAL EAST – CIVIL
• CENTRAL EAST – CRIMINAL
• CENTRAL EAST – FAMILY
• CENTRAL SOUTH
• CENTRAL SOUTH – FAMILY AND CHILD PROTECTION
• CENTRAL WEST
• EAST
• NORTHEAST
• NORTHWEST
• SOUTHWEST
• TORONTO

Orders of the Chief Justice

• Adjourning Child Protection Matters (May 6, 2020)
• Further Adjourning Criminal Matters (May 5, 2020)
• ORDER PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY IN INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS AS A RESULT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 (April 27, 2020)
• SUSPENDING RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS
• ADJOURNING CRIMINAL MATTERS

Other Documents

• MEMO TO THE PROFESSION (MARCH 27, 2020)
• MARCH 20, 2020 ORDER MADE UNDER SUBSECTION 7.1 (2) OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL PROTECTION ACT

Ontario Court of Justice

http://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/

COVID-19 Notices and Updates (Updated May 4, 2020)

The Ontario Court of Justice will not be returning to full operations on May 29, 2020.  No trials or preliminary inquiries will be conducted until July 6, 2020 at the earliest, unless a judge seized with a continuing matter orders otherwise. This applies to criminal, family and Provincial Offences Act matters. The Court will soon provide a detailed notice to the profession and to the public about all proceedings in the Ontario of Justice.  The Court is also working closely with its justice partners, including the Ministry of the Attorney General, to adopt technology that will increase participants’ ability to access the Court’s services using remote means, such as by the electronic filing of court material, remote scheduling processes, and remote hearings.

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• COVID-19 Pandemic – Definitions of Urgent Matters

Filing court documents

• Notice to the Legal Profession and the Public regarding the process of emailing urgent documents at the Ontario Court of Justice

Scheduling Directives - Criminal matters

• COVID-19 Pandemic – Scheduling of Criminal Matters in the Ontario Court of Justice (Revised March 28, 2020)
• Criminal Case Adjournment Dates – Out-of-Custody Accused

Scheduling Directives - Family Matters

• COVID-19 Pandemic  – Scheduling of Family Matters in the Ontario Court of Justice (May 7, 2020).  Starting May 29, case conferences in previously adjourned matters will be permitted to be heard. New, non-urgent proceedings will not be heard.
• COVID-19 Pandemic – Scheduling of Family Matters in the Ontario Court of Justice (March 28, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession – CYFSA Statutory Timelines and the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (March 23, 2020)

Provincial Offences Act Scheduling Directives - Matters

• Notice to Public regarding Provincial Offences Act Matters (March 23, 2020)
• Order pursuant to section 85 of the Provincial Offences Act extending certain time periods (March 15, 2020)

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