Case Center does not replace filing requirements currently in place, such as the Ministry’s Justice Services Online (JSO). Material filed into JSO is not automatically placed into Case Center. Material filed at the counter or through email will not be uploaded into Case Center by court staff. After court documents have been accepted for filing, parties must upload the accepted signed/stamped documents to Case Center themselves.
To file your documents with the court:
For Civil, Divisional Court, and Family proceedings: Counsel and parties are expected to issue and file their documents electronically, along with any necessary filing fees, by using the Ministry’s Justice Services Online (JSO) platform through the appropriate portal – for Civil and Divisional Court use the Civil online filing portalsand for Family use the Family online filing portals. Once accepted by the court clerk, documents will be considered to have been issued or filed on the date indicated in the document.
See additional procedures for filing materials in the Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction for Civil Proceedings and additional procedures for filing materials in Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction for Family Proceedings. Filings must comply with restrictions that have been placed on the length of material that can be submitted in connection with each event, such as limits on the number of pages for an affidavit or conference brief.
Tip – you should only upload the version of your document that has been returned and marked accepted. If you filed using the Justice Services Online portal, this will be the version that was attached to the “accepted” email. If you filed using the counter, this will be the version that was signed and stamped by the clerk.
For Criminal: All filings for Criminal matters must follow the direction set out in the Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction in Criminal Proceedings and any additional modifications set out in the respective Regional Practice Direction.
It is only once your documents have been accepted for filing that you may upload them into Case Center.