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ONTARIO's COURTS

REOPENING PLANS - ONTARIO'S COURTS

REOPENING PLANS - ONTARIO'S COURTS

REOPENING PLANS - ONTARIO'S COURTS

WONDERING WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN VISITING A COURTHOUSE? 


Get pre-screened here (requirement)!


 It is critical that you continue to diligently follow all of the protocols in place within MAG facilities. If you’re feeling sick – stay home.

  

The Recovery Secretariat has issued a placemat that outlines all of the health and safety measures that remain in place within Ontario's courthouses. Expect updates to this document over the coming months, as provincial health and safety guidance may continue to evolve, including about vaccination requirements.


Reminder: Below are the online screening tools

For courthouses:

English    French


For all other workplaces:

English    French


  MASK WEARING IN COURTHOUSES

Effective Tuesday February 16, anyone entering a courthouse (including all critical justice participants) will be provided a 3-ply face covering, to ensure that a consistent, quality, face covering is being worn by everyone who enters a court. In most cases this will mean that an individual attending a courthouse will need to replace their own personal face covering, with a ministry-issued one. 


As before, the exceptions in place for individuals who can not wear a face covering, for medical or other accommodation issues, remain in place.

In addition, the new masking requirements for the public are now reflected on Ontario.ca, to inform individuals who are planning to attend a courthouse. 


MAG GUIDEBOOK-PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR REOPENING COURTS;

The Guidebook (version 6) is available on Ontario.ca, in both English and French

Addendum to Guidebook

 VIDEO

(the Guidebook is a living document and may continue to be updated over time)


INFO ON JURY TRIALS


For technical information about participating in a Zoom hearing, please see the ZOOM User Guide for Remote Hearings in the Ontario Court of Justice.


For technical information about participating in a JVN hearing, please see the JVN WebRTC Manual and JVN WebRTC Troubleshooting Tips.


RECOVERY SECRETARIAT

On June 19, 2020, Ontario's Recovery Secretariat hosted a virtual town hall on COVID-19 safety and the reopening of Ontario's Courts. The town hall offered an overview of MAG's phased, gradual and responsive plan for court recovery, which aligns with the Framework for Reopening Our Province.


Here are materials from the town hall and information session:

  • Town hall presentation
  • COVID-19 safety seminar presentations from Dr. Michelle Murti
  • COVID-19 safety seminar presentations from Ron Kelusky
  • Overview of the Public Services Health and Safety Association’s role in court recovery


NEW!!  Online tool for searching information about criminal and civil matters in the SCJ

*you will need a ONe-Key account

COVID-19 COURT NOTICES

REOPENING PLANS - ONTARIO'S COURTS

REOPENING PLANS - ONTARIO'S COURTS

QUICK LINKS


CLICK HERE FOR ALL COURT OF JUSTICE COVID-19 NOTICES


CLICK HERE FOR ALL SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE COVID-19  NOTICES


CLICK HERE FOR ALL COURT OF APPEAL COVID-19 NOTICES


CLICK HERE FOR COURTHOUSE HVAC INFO


CLICK HERE FOR FEDERAL COURT INFORMAION


CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON JURY TRIALS


COURT SCHEDULES


MOST RECENT FEDERAL COURT PRACTICE DIRECTIVE

COVID GUIDE TO IN-PERSON HEARINGS (FED)

ALL COVID-19 FEDERAL DIRECTIVES


  

Members of the Ontario Estates Bench and Bar Liaison Committee have created sample Court Orders to assist practitioners in estate matters.  These Orders can be accessed at the Superior Court of Justice website by following this link.  model orders


 Best Practices for Remote Hearings 


The Daily Court Lists website (www.ontariocourtdates.ca/), which publishes the daily court lists for both the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice, introduced two enhancements in Dec 2020:

1. The website now publishes two days of court lists. Case information is provided for both the current day and the next day, and is updated each day at 8am; and

2. The published case information is updated three additional times during the day.

CASELINES

PAST CASELINES TRAINING FOR LAW ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

PAST CASELINES TRAINING FOR LAW ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

PAST CASELINES TRAINING FOR LAW ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

Click here or on the image above for a one hour and 15 minutes live demonstration with CaseLines titled "An introduction to the Evidence Sharing Platform" held on May 26, 2021.


Here is a presentation deck from CaseLines presenter Betty Montoni and here is a Q&A document that CaseLines put together that should be helpful for lawyers on using CaseLines.  


Also available is a Q&A document following CaseLines Training for Law Association members in February 2022.


CASELINES SUPPORT  

MAG operates a contact centre to provide help with CaseLines (and JSO).

The phone number is 1-800-980-4962 and the email address for CaseLines issues is info.CaseLines@ontario.ca. 

This contact info is in the CaseLines public notice.

OTHER CASELINES INFO

PAST CASELINES TRAINING FOR LAW ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

PAST CASELINES TRAINING FOR LAW ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

On May 9th, the OCJ issued a new CaseLines notice to the profession and public. 

You can access it here.


CASELINES DEMONSTRATION RECORDINGS

These CaseLines demonstration videos have been posted on the SCJ website and are also available in the links below. 

CaseLines Demonstrations:

· Civil (1 hour)

· Family (1 hour)

· Criminal (1 hour)


NOTE: If you have trouble logging in to any of the above sessions, please contact  Cheryl Alphonso at Cheryl.Alphonso@ontario.ca


CaseLines Hearings – Tips for Counsel and Self-represented Parties 

CaseLines information sheet – English

CaseLines information sheet – French


NOTE:  Tips 5 and 6 in the CaseLines Hearings – Tips for Counsel and Self-Represented Litigants document, about uploading documents into CaseLines, have been clarified (Nov 4). 


 Notice for CaseLines for Domestic Matters at the OCJ (Nov 12, 2021)  

RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (AFFECTS CASELINES)

PAST CASELINES TRAINING FOR LAW ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (AFFECTS CASELINES)

 RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

On March 23, 2022, a regulation was filed to amend the court rules and forms for civil proceedings: O. Reg. 224/22, amending the Rules of Civil Procedure. The regulation is posted on e-Law here.  


The regulation addresses the rules regarding the deadlines for parties to submit their confirmation of motion and confirmation of application forms (Forms 37B and 38B), as well as the deadline to upload materials to CaseLines.


The regulation, which amends three rules and revises two forms, will come into force on April 23, 2022.


The rule amendments:

  • require a moving party to confirm the motion 5 days before the hearing instead of 3, and permit the responding party to confirm the motion (if the moving party has not done so) 4 days before the motion instead of 2 (rule 37.10.1);
  • require an applicant to confirm the application 5 days before the hearing instead of 3 (rule 38.09.1);
  • separate the CaseLines deadline for motions and applications from the confirmation form deadlines (rule 4.05.3);
  • remove references to e-mail submission of confirmation forms being possible only if available in the court office, since e-mail is available in every civil court office (rules 37.10.1 and 38.09.1); and
  • prescribe revised versions of the Form 37B Confirmation of Motion and Form 38B Confirmation of Application, to 
    • emphasize the duty to update the court if circumstances change after confirmation,
    • add  reference to the abandonment procedure, and
    • require a list of materials for applications (as is already required for motions).


The revised Forms 37B and 38B are available on the Ontario Court Forms Website.  


A summary of the regulation is available on Ontario’s Regulatory Registry  here. 

BEST PRACTICES FOR REMOTE HEARINGS, DISCOVERIES & MEDIATION

In April 2020, FOLA, along with the Advocates’ Society, the Ontario Bar Association, and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, created the joint E-Hearings Task Force to review technologies that can help ensure Ontario’s justice system continue to function during and following the coronavirus pandemic. 


On May 13, 2020, the e-Hearings Taskforce released some helpful documents (linked below) on best practices to help provide guidance to anyone who is considering preparing for and participating in a remote hearing.  A 2nd Version of the English version of the Best Practices for Remote Hearings was released on May 28th, 2021.


ENGLISH VERSIONS (2ND EDITION) (Published May 28, 2021

  • Best Practices for Remote Hearings, Second Edition (PDF)
  • Overview of the Best Practices for Remote Hearings (PDF)
  • Checklist: Preparing Your System for a Remote Hearing (PDF)
  • Checklist: Counsel Preparation in Advance of Meeting with Adjudicator (PDF)
  • Checklist: Matters to Consider Reviewing with Judge In Advance of Hearing (PDF)
  • Checklist: Preparing Your Witness for a Remote Hearing (PDF)
  • Sample Virtual Hearing Protocol (PDF)


FRENCH VERSIONS (Published November 23, 2021)

  • Aperçu des pratiques exemplaires pour les audiences tenues à distance 
  • Pratiques exemplaires pour les  audiences tenues à distance, Deuxième édition
  • Liste de contrôle : Préparation de votre système pour une audience à distance
  • Liste de contrôle : Préparation de l’avocat avant la rencontre avec le décideur
  • Liste de contrôle : Questions à examiner avec le juge avant l’audience
  • Liste  de contrôle : Préparer un témoin à une audience à distance
  • Exemple de protocole relatif à la tenue d’une audience virtuelle


WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!  If you've participated in a remote hearing and have some additional suggestions, we'd love to hear them!  Please email Katie Robinette at katie.robinette@fola.ca and put "REMOTE HEARINGS" in the subject line. 


Best Practices for Remote Examinations for Discovery & Best Practices for Remote Mediations (published May 13, 2020)


 The OTLA prepared a submission to the Courts and MAG regarding the Modernization of Ontario's Civil Justice System.   Chapter 4 covers: Best Practices for Remote Examinations for Discovery

Chapter 5 covers: Best Practices for Remote Mediations

You can download the report here.


  

COURT NOTICES: COVID-19

ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

On May 9th, the OCJ issued a new CaseLines notice to the profession and public. 

You can access it here.


Message from Chief Justice Maisonneuve re COVID-19 (Updated March 18, 2022)

Effective April 4, there will be increased access to in-person proceedings. While the Court can now accommodate more in-person proceedings, it is also committed to continuing the use of  video and phone options for some hearings. The interim directions about how criminal, family, and provincial offences matters will be heard can be found here:

Notices and Info about Criminal Proceedings
Notices and Info about Family Proceedings
Notices and Info about Provincial Offences Act Proceedings

 

Latest Announcements

  • Latest Announcements About Criminal Proceedings in the OCJ (Updated March 31, 2022)
  • Latest Announcements About Family Proceedings in the OCJ (Updated March 18, 2022)
  • Latest Announcements About Provincial Offences Act Proceedings in the OCJ (January 13, 2022)

OCJ COVID-19 SITE

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

PROVINCIAL NOTICES


Chief Justice Morawetz issued an Order on April 27, 2022 extending his August Addendum Order deferring jurors, based on an answer that a juror is not fully vaccinated or prefers not to answer, further from April 29, 2022 to June 10, 2022.


Notice to Profession – Divisional Court (April 19 2022)

This notice was amended to address new processes regarding mode of hearings (in person or virtual), CaseLines updates, and other changes. It also incorporates the text of the previously free-standing Notice to Profession for Appeals from the Landlord and Tenant Board.


Consolidated Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused Persons, Public and the Media (October 5, 2021)

Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters Regarding the Caselines Pilot, E-Filing, and Fee Payment (October 5, 2021)

Province-wide Notice to the Profession Regarding Family Law Cases (September 13, 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


REGIONAL NOTICES

  • Central East
  • Central South
  • Central West
  • East
  • Northeast
  • Northwest
  • Southwest
  • Toronto


  • SMALL CLAIMS COURT
  • ORDERS OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE
  • OTHER DOCUMENTS
  • NOTICES NO LONGER IN EFFECT

SCJ COVID-19 SITE

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

Consolidated Practice Direction Regarding Proceedings in the Court of Appeal During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Effective: March 29, 2021

 

I. Preamble

II. Service and Filing of Documents

  • A. Timelines for Service and Filing of Documents
  • B. Requirements for Electronic Materials
    • (a) General Requirements for All Electronic Materials
    • (b) Electronic Signatures Permitted
    • (c) Issued and Entered Orders Required in Civil Proceedings
    • (d) Factums
    • (e) Books of Authorities
    • (f) Appeal Books and Exhibit Books
    • (g) Oral Hearing Compendiums
    • (h) Motion Records
    • (i) Inmate Appeal Books in Criminal Proceedings
  • C. Electronic Service of Documents
    • (a) Service Rules Applicable to Criminal and Civil Proceedings
    • (b) Service Rules Specific to Criminal Proceedings Only
  • D. Electronic Filing of Documents
    • (a) Electronic Filing Required
    • (b) Manner of Electronic Filing
    • (c) Electronic Filing of Documents Under Seal
    • (d) Replacement Copies of Paper Documents Required
    • (e) Payment of Filing Fees
    • (f) Public Counter Services

III. Scheduling and Conduct of Hearings

  • A. Scheduling of Hearings
  • B. Manner of Hearing
    • (a) Rule 10 (“Manner of Hearing”) of the Criminal Appeal Rules Inapplicable Unless Otherwise Ordered
    • (b) Appeals and Panel Motions
    • (c) Single Judge Motions
    • (d) Status Court and Purge Court
  • C. Counsel Slip and Hearing Information Form
  • D. In-Person Hearings
  • E. Zoom Protocols
    • (a) Preparing to Use Zoom
    • (b) Participating in a Hearing Using Zoom
    • (c) Dealing with Technical Difficulties in Hearings and Joining by Audio Conference
  • E. Interpretation and Accessibility Requests

IV. Public and Media Access to Hearings

  • A. Recording Proceedings Without the Court’s Permission is Strictly Prohibited
  • B. Parties May Share the Zoom Details for the Hearing
  • C. How to Request Access to a Hearing from the Court
  • D. How to Connect to the Hearing
  • E. Privacy Information for Observers

V. Bail Matters in the Court of Appeal

  • A. Filing Materials for Bail Matters
  • B. Draft Orders Required
    • (a) “All-in-One” Release Order
    • (b) Sureties
    • (c) Surrender Conditions
    • (d) Interpreters
  • C. Process for Finalizing Release Order
    • (a) Sureties
    • (b) Out-of-Custody Appellants
    • (c) In-Custody Appellants

VI. Consolidation and Revocation of Prior Practice Directions and Notices

Appendix A: Amendments

Amendments of March 31, 2021

Amendments of July 6, 2021

Amendments of September 27, 2021

Amendments of October 26, 2021

Amendments of November 1, 2021

Amendments of November 10, 2021

Amendments of December 17, 2021

Amendments of January 10, 2022

Amendments of March 22, 2022

Appendix B: Naming Conventions for Electronic Materials

Appendix C: Best Practices for Zoom Appearances

CAO COVID-19 SITE

COURTHOUSE HVAC INFO

HVAC REPORTING - RECOVERY SECRETARIAT

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) is nearing completion of their installation of permanent sensors/data loggers for the measurement, recording and reporting of daily temperature, relative humidity (RH) and carbon dioxide (CO2) readings to support ongoing HVAC management activities. This new system replaces the way data is currently measured and reported. 


With this new system in place, the temperature, RH and CO2 daily readings will be uploaded to a new cloud-based website where individuals can access up-to-date daily readings, ask questions directly to IO, download relevant reports, and share the information with their staff, members or colleagues. IO and CBRE are also currently working to include a summary section, noting all out-of-range readings. It is anticipated that this summary section will be available on the new website later in August.


BACKGROUND

MAG’s Recovery Secretariat began distributing daily readings manually in July 2020, in response to staff and stakeholder interest and concern about COVID-19 at that time. Since then, understanding about the virus has evolved, including about modes of transmission and effective mitigation strategies – and Ontario has continued to see a consistent and promising decline in COVID-19 cases over the past several weeks. 


While the government’s collective understanding about COVID-19 may continue to evolve, MAG has received the following assurances from the Chief Medical Officer of Health’s Office:

  • when the preventative measures in place within our courthouses are properly followed, they are robust and effective at mitigating the risk of transmission of all known variants of COVID-19;
  • there is no change in the current understanding about modes of transmission of the virus, including the new COVID-19 variants of concern; and 
  • no new recommendations have been suggested to enhance or improve the preventative measures we already have in place within our courthouses, including to the HVAC systems. 


Provincial health and safety advisors continue to support that transmission of COVID-19 can be addressed through a comprehensive suite of preventative measures such as entrance screening, physical distancing, masking, improved ventilation and barriers – all of which we have in place in our courthouses. Through implementation of these measures, the reduction in the risk of COVID-19 transmission, inclusive of aerosol transmission, is being achieved.


Diligently following the government’s health and safety protocols is more critical than ever, in light of the more highly transmissible variants of concern.  The primary and critical mitigation measures include entrance screening, respiratory etiquette (e.g. sneeze or cough into your sleeve), physical distancing, appropriate masking, and proper hand hygiene. 


Adequate ventilation is an additional consideration, that can support risk mitigation, in combination with the critical primary precautionary measures noted above (CO2 is a proxy indicator of overall ventilation, but does not directly correlate with any risk of transmission of COVID-19).


What Does This Mean For You?

A generic username and password to access IO’s new website is provided below (along with a User Guide in both English and French), so that you can begin to access the HVAC data yourself, if you wish to review it (in any of our courthouse locations). 


Important: Please ensure you share this login information broadly with your staff and/or members who may wish to access HVAC information. It is also important that individuals accessing the system do not change the generic username or password provided, as this will lock others out of the system. 


HVAC Portal Website Address: https://iopropertyservices.energymetricsllc.com/login 

Generic Username: MAGIAQData

Generic Password: Summer2021!!


USER GUIDE - ENGLISH

USER GUIDE - FRENCH


Please note: IO will continue to have performance threshold targets in place for CO2(800ppm), RH (35% – 65% for the summer months) and temperature (26 degrees C) – for clarity, these performance targets are in place for monitoring purposes - to inform and guide ongoing operational management measures – and they do not represent a standard that requires adherence or cause for concern about your health & safety. 


As noted in IO’s HVAC User Guide, IO Property Services is adjusting the RH performance thresholds from the heating season (mid-October through April) threshold of 25% to 60% to the cooling season (May through September) threshold range of 35% to 65%.


Current HVAC management practices will continue: where there are two consecutive out of range readings (including any readings that fall outside the cooling season range of 35% to 65%) at the same specific location within the building (e.g. courtroom #1) within the same day, a ticket (work order) is generated to have IO Property Services, the Project Company (P3 sites) or the landlord investigate the issue and opportunities to make system adjustments, as required. 


IO, ProjectCo (P3 sites) and landlords are committed to continually optimizing ventilation in the courthouses.

If you have any questions about this change, please contact the Recovery Secretariat 


Questions about HVAC may continue to be directed to IO at: https://IOPropertyServices.cbre.com

JURY TRIALS

RESUMPTION OF JURY TRIALS

  Jury selection and trials are scheduled in Brampton, Toronto and Hamilton. In Brampton, the Pearson Convention Centre, and in Toronto, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, are being prepared to support jury selection. In Hamilton, selection will occur on-site at the Hamilton courthouse. Trials at all three locations will be held on-site at each courthouse.


To best ensure the health and safety of all participants (individuals summoned to a jury panel, jurors, the judiciary, parties to the proceeding, and court staff and management, the Recovery Secretariat has developed the attached jury recovery guidance materials. 


COVID-19 Recommended Precautionary Measures: Jury Management Manual 


Supplementary COVID-19 Guidance for Off-Site Court Locations


To request French translated versions, please get in touch at MAGRecoverySecretariat@ontario.ca 




FEDERAL COURT

E-FILING & NOTICES

STRATEGIC PLAN - 2020-2025

STRATEGIC PLAN - 2020-2025

Visit the Federal Court website for access to all forms, e-Filing needs, "how to" docs & videos, Court files, and decisions.


CLICK HERE

STRATEGIC PLAN - 2020-2025

STRATEGIC PLAN - 2020-2025

STRATEGIC PLAN - 2020-2025

In July 2020, in the midst of COVID-19, the Federal Court released their Strategic Plan for 2020-2025.

  

The 2020-2025 Strategic Plan addresses the steps that the Court intends to take in the pursuit of two principal objectives: (i) significantly increasing access to justice, and (ii) enhancing the ability of the Court to serve the public across Canada.


The primary focus of the first principal objective will be upon accelerating the Court’s shift away from being a paper-based organization, towards being a more accessible digital court. That shift was given added stimulus in the wake of the outbreak of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, when the Court rapidly expanded its capability to conduct virtual hearings with participants situated in their respective homes, by telephone and video conference.


As the Court continues to expand its digital capabilities, its principal areas of focus will include:

· making more broad-based use of e-filing and electronic service;

· moving toward treating electronically filed materials as the official court record;

· making more widespread use of electronic courtroom software, during in-person and “virtual” hearings;

· enhancing its internal and outward-facing electronic scheduling capabilities;

· providing the parties to disputes before the Court with an ability to electronically access non-restricted documents in the Court’s record;

· providing the public and the media with electronic access to non-confidential Court records, as well as to the non-confidential portion of electronic hearings; and

· making increased use of web-based virtual hearings and webcasting.


This strategic plan builds on the Court’s 2014-2019 Strategic Plan.


In brief, the Court and many others within its ecosystem need to expand their digital capabilities.

DOWNLOAD PLAN

VIDEO TOUR - COURTHOUSE SAFETY MEASURES

A video tour by the Ontario Government showing lawyers and clients what to expect as they re-enter Courthouses and Courtrooms.  

Downloads

Best Practices for Remote Hearings - Overview (pdf)Download
Checklist for Counsel Preparation in Advance of Meeting with Adjudicator (pdf)Download
Checklist for Preparing your System for a Remote Hearing (pdf)Download
Checklist of Matters to Consider Reviewing with Judge In Advance of Hearing (pdf)Download
Report of the Discount rate Sub-committee of the Civil Rules Committee - May 2020 (pdf)Download
OTLA Submission - Modernization of the Civil Justice System - June 2020 (pdf)Download
MAG Town Hall - Court Recovery Process - June 2020 (pdf)Download
Dr Michelle Murti - COVID-19 Safety Seminar (pdf)Download
Ron Kelusky - COVID-19 Safety Seminar (pdf)Download
PSHSA Overview (pdf)Download
Aperçu des pratiques exemplaires pour les audiences tenues à distance (pdf)Download
Liste de contrôle - Préparation de lavocat avant la rencontre avec le décideur (pdf)Download
Liste de contrôle - Questions à examiner avec le juge avant laudience (pdf)Download

Downloads

Pratiques exemplaires pour les audiences tenues à distance (pdf)Download
Delay in Resuming Criminal Trials and Prelims - OCJ - College Park and Guelph - 4 July (pdf)Download
Scheduling of Family Matters in the OCJ - July 4 (pdf)Download
Guidebook_Precautionary Measures for Reopening Courts - June 2020 (pdf)Download
OCJ Notice - Resuming Criminal and Family hearings - Guelph - 7 July 2020 (pdf)Download
Guidebook_Precautionary Measures for Reopening Courts - June 2020 - Appendix (pdf)Download
FOLA Response to the Civil Rules Committee on Rules 53.09 and 53.10 (pdf)Download
CJ Morawetz to all bar associations RE Caselines July 29 2020 (pdf)Download
Weekly Update 19 - July 29 2020 - COVID-19 (pdf)Download
Jury Management Manual_v1 (pdf)Download
Summary of Precautionary Measures - Off Site Juries_v1 (pdf)Download
Final NOTICE TO PUBLIC RE POA COURTS October 14 AMPs (pdf)Download
Final NOTICE TO PUBLIC RE POA COURTS October 14 (pdf)Download
Best Practices for Remote Hearings - Oct 2020 (pdf)Download
Best Practices for Remote Hearings - Oct 2020 -FR (pdf)Download

Downloads

Liste de contrôle - Préparation de votre système pour une audience à distance - October 2020 (pdf)Download
OCJ Public Notice RE Access to Courthouses - November 21 2020 (pdf)Download
CJ Morawetz to Profession and Public Update Dec 14 (pdf)Download
Memo - CJ Morawetz to Profession and Public Update Dec 22 (pdf)Download
2020-07-15 Strategic Plan 2020-2025 (pdf)Download
CaseLines Stakeholder Information Sheet EN (pdf)Download
CaseLines Stakeholder Information Sheet FR (pdf)Download
Notice to Profession - April 20 2021 (pdf)Download
Scheduling of Family Matters in the OCJ - May 17 2021 (pdf)Download
Expert Reports - FOLA (pdf)Download
Best Practices for Remote Hearings 2nd Edition - FINAL - May 28, 2021 (pdf)Download
Checklist Counsel Preparation in Advance of Meeting with Adjudicator (pdf)Download
Checklist Matters to Consider Reviewing with Judge In Advance of Hearing (pdf)Download
Checklist Preparing Your System for a Remote Hearing (pdf)Download
Checklist Preparing Your Witness for a Remote Hearing (pdf)Download

Downloads

Overview Best Practices 2nd Edition - FINAL - May 28, 2021 (pdf)Download
Sample Virtual Hearing Protocol (pdf)Download
CaseLines FAQ - FOLA (pdf)Download
Introduction to CaseLines - Through the Lens of a Litigator - FOLA (pdf)Download
FOLA Submission -Late Delivery of Expert Reports - June 14 2021 FINAL (pdf)Download
LTR re Expert Reports - FOLA (pdf)Download
Final version - Interim Report - June 25 2021 (pdf)Download
Final Summary of Responses to Initial Consultation - Jun.25.2021 (pdf)Download
Consultation Draft - Proposed RCP amendments re. late service of expert reports (July 2021) (pdf)Download
MAG - Portal Quick Start Guide_English (pdf)Download
MAG - Portal Quick Start Guide_French (pdf)Download
FOLA Submission - Late Service of Expert Reports 8.17.21 (pdf)Download
Statement from CJs Strathy Morawetz Maisonneuve re National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (pdf)Download
COVID-19 Preventative Measures (Courthouse) Reference Guide - EN (pdf)Download
Announcement - Return to In-Person Proceedings at Court of Appeal for Ontario (pdf)Download

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Pratiques exemplaires pour les audiences tenues à distance - 2ème éd - FINAL (pdf)Download
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Aperçu des pratiques exemplaires pour les audiences tenues à distance - 2ème éd - FINAL (pdf)Download
Notice to Profession - January 19 2022 (pdf)Download
BGCFS letter to Grey Law Association - re court attendance proposal for Apr 4 2022 (pdf)Download
FOLA FAQs (March 24) (pdf)Download
March 2022 Jury Deferral Order extending deferral on vaccination status to April 29 2022 (pdf)Download
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