Case Center does not replace filing requirements currently in place, such as through the Ministry’s Justice Services Online (JSO). It is only once a document has been accepted for filing that it may be uploaded into Case Center.

After receiving confirmation that a document has been accepted for filing, a party must promptly upload the accepted signed/stamped document to Case Center, except as explained below.

• For family cases outside of the Toronto Region, Court Services will upload filed documents to Case Center on behalf of self represented persons. To avoid duplication, self represented persons in family cases will not be permitted to upload materials to Case Center until the trial stage of the case.
• For civil cases outside of the Toronto Region, self-represented persons should attempt to upload documents to Case Center, where possible. Court Services will review event bundles and, where appropriate, take steps to ensure that the self-represented person’s filed materials are available in Case Center for the judicial officer presiding at the event.

Effective October 14, 2025, in the Toronto Region:

• Documents accepted for filing through the Ontario Courts Public Portal in Civil, Family, Small Claims, and Divisional Court Cases will be automatically uploaded to Case Center. Refer to the Toronto Region Consolidated Practice Direction for more information.

Counsel and parties can find more information on filing documents with the court on the Filing page. Counsel and parties are required to review the relevant practice direction for information regarding where to upload their documents in the Case Center case.

Moving Toward Court’s Digital Transformation: Support for Self-Represented Persons in Family Law Cases.

In March 2020, Case Center became the mandatory electronic document sharing platform in the Superior Court of Justice. Since that time, counsel and parties have been required to complete two steps when submitting a document to the court: first filing the document, and second, uploading it to the right bundle in Case Center.

The new Courts Digital Transformation (CDT) system was launched in Toronto in October 2025 and will eventually be expanded to the entire province. With the introduction of CDT, counsel and parties are no longer responsible for uploading documents to Case Center after they are filed with the court.

Until CDT is available at all court locations, court staff are supporting self-represented persons in family law cases by uploading documents to Case Center on their behalf. To avoid duplication and confusion, self-represented persons in all family matters will not able to upload their own documents to Case Center, until the trial stage of the case.

Counsel and self-represented persons must follow the same rules and court directions when filing their documents. If a self-represented person in a family case believes that a document is missing in Case Center, they must inform the court as soon as possible. Counsel are reminded not to upload a document to Case Center unless it has been properly filed, or the judge has given permission.

When a matter gets to the trial stage, counsel and parties will get access to an area of Case Center specific for the trial. Counsel and parties are expected to upload proposed exhibits within this trial bundle, in their appropriate section. Self-represented persons in family cases will be permitted to upload materials into Case Center for this purpose.

When uploading proposed exhibits to Case Center, counsel and parties should consider the following:

• Each proposed exhibit must be labelled with a clear and neutral description as the document title so that it is easily identifiable.
• Each proposed exhibit must be uploaded as a separate document so the registrar can apply the appropriate exhibit stamp.
• Subject to judicial direction, counsel and parties must avoid uploading voluminous records (i.e., entire hospital records, large text and email chains, etc.). Instead, only relevant excerpts should be provided to the court to be marked as an exhibit.
• The document uploaded to Case Center is what will be made the exhibit at trial. Counsel and parties must upload to Case Center the version of the document they are proposing be made an exhibit.

Instructions on how to upload documents to Case Center can be found in the “How to Organize and Upload Documents” section.

• Information about how to upload a document is here.
• Information about how to upload a video or audio file to Case Center is here.

The last defence counsel to fill out the pre-trial conference form in a criminal matter must upload the form into the “Pre-Trial Conference Form” section of the “Judicial Pre-Trial” bundle. For more information on the pre-trial conference form, see the following link: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/areas-of-law/criminal/criminal-rules-forms/

1. 1. Prior to uploading to Case Center, counsel must ensure the prefix -ph- is at the beginning of the file name so that the file name appears as follows: -ph- JPT form.pdf

1. After upload, Crown and defence counsel must access the form by navigating to the “Review” page of the case and selecting “Click hyperlink to download document here.”
2. If any edits are made to the form, the updated version of the form must be uploaded to Case Center by following these steps:
   1. Access the “Sections” tab of the case.
   2. Select View Documents next to the “Pre-Trial Conference Form” section.
   3. Select Upload New Version. Case Center will replace the previous version of the form with the updated copy.
   4. The updated version of the form can be downloaded through the “Review” page of the case.

The following two videos walkthrough how to fill out and upload a completed Judicial Pre-Trial form to Case Center: