Notices and Orders – COVID-19

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PROVINCIAL NOTICES

• Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters Regarding the Caselines Pilot, E-Filing, and Fee Payment (April 16, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding Court Proceedings (April 8, 2021 UPDATE)
• Consolidated Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused Persons, Public and the Media (April 1, 2021)
• Notice to the Profession – Divisional Court (February 18, 2021)
• Notice to Profession for Appeals from the Landlord and Tenant Board in the Divisional Court (August 24, 2020)
• Memorandum  – Chief Justice Morawetz to all Associations Re: Caselines (July 29, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession re: Justice Participants Unable to attend In-Court Hearings in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (July 21, 2020)
• Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused, Media and Members of the Public (June 25, 2020)
• Notice Re Urgent Matters Emailed to Trial Co-Ordinators (March 24, 2020)

REGIONAL NOTICES

• Central East
  • Civil
    • May 2021 Civil Sittings Trial List (February 10, 2021)
  • Criminal
    • Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters (April 9, 2021)
  • Family
    • Spring 2021 Family Trial Sittings (February 16, 2021)
• Central South
  • Central South – Family and Child Protection
  • Central South – Matters Heard by Registrars in Bankruptcy (Hamilton)
  • Electronic Filing of Court Documents
  • Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters (April 9, 2021)
• Central West
• East
  • Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters (February 26, 2021)
• Northeast
• Northwest
  • Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters (March 2, 2021)
  • Temporary Operations due to Court House Closure (October 26, 2020)
• Southwest
  • Filing Court Documents (March 1, 2021)
• Toronto
  • Commercial and Estates List Filing Direction
  • Notice to the Profession Regarding CaseLines in Criminal Matters
  • Dispute Resolution Officer (DRO) Program Resumption

SMALL CLAIMS COURT

• Consolidated Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding the Small Claims Court (April 12, 2021)

ORDERS OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE

• Further Adjourning Small Claims Court Matters (February 26, 2021)
• Adjourning Child Protection Matters (May 6, 2020)
• Further Adjourning Criminal Matters (May 5, 2020)
• Order Providing Flexibility in Insolvency Proceedings as a Result of the Economic Impact of COVID-19 (April 27, 2020)
• Suspending Residential Evictions (March 19, 2020 – amended July 6, 2020)
• Adjourning Criminal Matters (March 15, 2020)

OTHER DOCUMENTS

• Participant Information form
• Guidelines on Access to Hearings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• CaseLines Hearings – Tips for Counsel and Self-represented Parties
• Frequently Asked Questions About Thomson Reuters CaseLines
• Best Practices and Etiquette for Remote Hearings
• Information for Self-Represented Litigants regarding Family Court Operations
• Memo to the Profession (March 27, 2020)
• March 20, 2020 Order Made Under Subsection 7.1 (2) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act

NOTICES NO LONGER IN EFFECT

• Notices that are no longer in effect