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Daily court lists

The Daily Court Lists online service provides information about upcoming criminal and family proceedings in the Ontario Court of Justice.  The daily court lists include the case name, time, room number and reason for the court appearance. You may find it here: Daily Court Lists.

Some cases do not appear in the Daily Court Lists.  At the Ontario Court of Justice, matters in writing (such as Form 14Bs in family law), matters added after the list is posted and matters subject to statutory, common-law or court-ordered public access restrictions, such as Youth Criminal Justice Act (youth) matters are not listed.  Please note that weekend and statutory holiday (WASH) court lists for criminal cases are not published. 

Please note that the Daily Court Lists also do not include Provincial Offences Act (POA) matters. For information about POA matters, please contact the municipal court office for information: Provincial Offences Court locations | Ontario.ca.  If the POA matter is being heard before an Ontario Court of Justice judge, please contact the provincial court office. You may find that information using the Courthouse location and information search tool. 

Please contact local court staff for information about a proceeding that you believe is ongoing but is not shown on the Daily Court List. Contact information for Ontario courthouses, including email addresses, can be found using the Courthouse location and information search tool.

The Ministry of the Attorney General also provides contact and related information about local courthouses: Ontario court locations, service hours and contacts | Ontario.ca.  

Search for Ontario Court of Justice adult criminal cases online

The Ministry of the Attorney General has developed a tool to find case information online for adult criminal cases at the Ontario Court of Justice.  You may find it here: Search for court cases online | Ontario.ca  You will be able to search for the court case title, Ontario Court of Justice Information number, court location, next hearing type and date, if available.  

This search tool will only provide information about active criminal cases with: 

  • a future court date;  
  • a court date within the past seven days; and 
  • a bench warrant issued within the past five years. 

 You can only use this tool to search for court case information. Any other use is prohibited, including saving, reproducing and distributing the information in this tool. 

Search court cases by entering the: 

  • type of case 
  • name of one of the people involved 
  • year of birth of an accused person  
  • Ontario Court of Justice Information number 
  • location of the courthouse where the case is being heard 

To access this tool, you will need a ONe-key account.  You may register for the account here: ONe-key: Secure access to Ontario Government programs and services. 

If you have any questions about this tool, please contact the court office where the case is being heard.

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