Appointments Process
The Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee was formed in 1988, and the Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee, in 2007. These committees operate independently of the Ontario Court of Justice. As a convenience, information about their procedures and their work are included here.
Court Location Description
Please read the following Court Location Description section before answering Section 3 of the application form.
Vacancies are advertised by location referencing the name of a municipality where a criminal court of the Ontario Court of Justice is located (e.g., London, Cornwall). Assignments will be at this court location and other courts within the region.
The Ontario Court of Justice is divided into seven regions. These regions are listed below. Included under each region are the base court locations that may be advertised in the event of a vacancy.
Justices of the peace are expected to be available to travel, sometimes on short notice, within their region. In addition, there is regularly scheduled travel associated with many locations.
The ratio of the total number of assignments connected to criminal court compared to the number of assignments connected to Provincial Offences Act (POA) court varies from one location to another.
Telewarrant assignments may be expanded in the future beyond the Central East Region to the entire province. You can expect to be assigned for at least one full rotation in telewarrants.
Contacts and Courthouse Information
Ontario Court of Justice courthouses:
- Courthouse email addresses – Ontario Court of Justice – Courthouse Email Addresses
- To search by courthouse location – Court Locations
- Index of court locations – Ontario court locations, service hours and contacts
Provincial Offences Court locations: Provincial Offences Court locations
Central East Region
Base Court Locations
Barrie
Bracebridge
Bradford
Cobourg
Lindsay
Newmarket
Orillia
Oshawa
Peterborough
Central West Region
Base Court Locations
Brampton
Brantford
Cayuga
Hamilton
Halton (includes Milton and Burlington courts)
Orangeville
Simcoe
St. Catharines
Welland
East Region
Base Court Locations
Belleville
Brockville
Cornwall
Kingston
L’Original
Napanee
Ottawa
Pembroke
Perth
Northeast Region
Base Court Locations
Cochrane
Gore Bay
Haileybury
North Bay
Parry Sound
Sault Ste. Marie
Sudbury
Timmins
Northwest
Base Court Locations
Dryden
Fort Frances
Kenora
Sioux Lookout
Thunder Bay
Toronto Region
Base Court Locations
2201 Finch Avenue
10 Armoury Street
92 Front Street East
1530 Markham Road
2700 Eglinton Avenue West
West Region
Base Court Locations
Chatham
Goderich
Guelph
Kitchener
London
Owen Sound
Sarnia
St. Thomas
Stratford
Walkerton
Windsor
Woodstock