The Justices of the Peace Review Council periodically updates its Procedures Document to clarify and streamline its processes, to ensure that the procedures reflect current practices, and to support the remedial objectives of the complaints process.

On May 27, 2025, the JPRC amended rule 6.6, which establishes criteria for complaints committees to consider when making interim recommendations of non-assignment or re-assignment to another court location pending the final disposition of a complaint.

The JPRC made two amendments to this rule. First, the JPRC amended rule 6.6(a), which addresses complaints arising from working relationships between justices of the peace and others. The JPRC amended this rule to include the term, “affected third party”, to clarify that individuals may complain to the JPRC on behalf of an affected third party.

Second, the JPRC amended rule 6.6(d) to reflect that an interim recommendation may be made where a complaints committee has concerns about the competence and/or capacity of a justice of the peace, regardless of whether the justice of the peace may be suffering from a disability.

The current version of the JPRC Procedures Document is available here: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/conduct/jprc/publications/procedures/