{"id":232,"date":"2019-01-21T14:55:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T19:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:57:40","slug":"filing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/how-to-proceed-court\/filing\/","title":{"rendered":"Filing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unless the Court directs otherwise, parties must file electronic materials through the <strong>Ontario Court of Appeal Public Portal<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/courtofappeal.ontario.ca\">courtofappeal.ontario.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Court of Appeal\u2019s previous email address for filing electronic materials is no longer active. Parties <strong>cannot<\/strong> submit materials for filing through that email address.<\/p>\n<p><u>Helpful Resources and Links<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Counsel and litigants must comply with the Court\u2019s requirements for filing electronic documents found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/how-to-proceed-court\/general\/#D_Electronic_Filing_of_Documents\">section II.D<\/a> of the Court\u2019s <em>General Practice Direction. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Visit the Portal to access step-by-step guides on how to file materials through the Portal.<\/p>\n<p>Join the Portal mailing list to be notified by email of training sessions and announcements.<\/p>\n<p><u>Filing Fees<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Unless otherwise directed by court staff, filing fees are paid through the Portal. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/how-to-proceed-court\/filing\/legislated-fees\/\">here<\/a> for the filing fees at the Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n<p><u>Questions <\/u><\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about how to use the Portal, please contact the Ministry of the Attorney General\u2019s Court Services Division Contact Centre:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:COAPublicPortal@ontario.ca\">COAPublicPortal@ontario.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tel: 647-438-0403<\/li>\n<li>Toll-free: 1-800-980-4962<\/li>\n<li>TTY: 416-368-4202<\/li>\n<li>Toll-free TTY: 1-833-820-0714<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have questions about requirements for filing electronic materials at the Court of Appeal or are unable to file materials electronically, you may:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact the Court\u2019s main office for assistance at 416-327-5020 or 1-855-718-1756 (toll free) from Monday to Friday, except holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Attend in person-public counter services at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/contact\/\">Court of Appeal<\/a> from Monday to Friday, except holidays, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A person who needs an accommodation to file materials should contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/about-the-court\/accessibility\/\">Accessibility Coordinator<\/a> at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>Electronic copies of documents do not require <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/how-to-proceed-court\/filing\/book-material-colours\/\">coloured<\/a> front and back page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unless the Court directs otherwise, parties must file electronic materials through the Ontario Court of Appeal Public Portal: courtofappeal.ontario.ca The&#46;&#46;&#46;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1946,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page-template.php","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - 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