Court fees are prescribed by regulation and are generally payable at the time a document with an associated fee is submitted to the court.

Where a document is submitted through the civil or family online filing portals, payment is made through the portal.

Where a document is submitted in person, payment is made in person.

Where a document is submitted by email or mail, payment can be made over the phone through a secure credit card transaction or by mail using a cheque and must be processed before the document will be accepted for filing and/or issuance. Court office phone numbers and mailing addresses can be found on the Ministry of the Attorney General’s website.

Parties who cannot afford to pay court fees may request a fee waiver certificate. Information about requesting a fee waiver can be found in the Ministry of the Attorney General’s Court Fee Waiver Guide and Forms. Fee waiver certificates apply to fees not yet paid.

Cheque payments must be made out to the Minister of Finance and, if mailed or couriered to the court, must be accompanied by a letter that indicates the court file number and title of proceeding, identifies the document that was filed by email, date of the email filing, party who filed the document by email and the name of the representative of the party (if any).