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Court Services Division manages more than 250 court offices in communities across the province. These offices provide an essential public service. Court staff schedule court cases, maintain court records and files, collect fines and fees, enforce civil orders, provide justice information to the public, and facilitate the delivery of other justice services, including civil and family mediation programs, victims' services and legal aid services.
Court Services also provides administrative and courtroom support to all judicial officers in the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice. Court staff manage the jury system and provide the courtroom clerks, court reporters, registrars and court interpreters required for court proceedings.
Court Information
- Address and Phone Information for Courthouses in Ontario
- What Sureties Need to Know
- Overview on Publication Bans
- Service Standards
Civil Cases
- What's New? Flowcharts summarizing the processes under the Rules of Civil Procedure in effect on January 1, 2010 (PDF)
- Civil Rules Committee
- Civil Cases - Suing and Being Sued in the Superior Court of Justice
- Future Pecuniary Damages Awards: Annual Discount Rates and Gross Up Rates
- Videoconference Pilot Project For Solicitor-Client Assessments
- Transferring a claim from Superior Court of Justice to Small Claims Court (PDF)
Divisional Court
- What is Divisional Court?
- Guide to Appeals in Divisional Court
- Guide to Serving Documents in Divisional Court Appeals
- What can I do if my appeal to the Divisional Court is dismissed for delay or dismissed as abandoned?
- Guide to Fees in Divisional Court Appeals
Small Claims Court
- Before Making a Claim in Small Claims Court
- Small Claims Court Brochures
- Small Claims Court Guides to Procedures
- Small Claims Court Forms
- The Parental Responsibility Act - Recovering Losses in Small Claims Court (Brochure)
- Increase in monetary limit from $10,000 to $25,000
- What's new in Small Claims Court January 1, 2011
Jury Duty
- General Information about the Jury System in Ontario
- Frequently Asked Questions about Jury Duty
- General Information about the Jury Questionnaire
- Frequently Asked Questions about the Jury Questionnaire
Policies and Procedures
Court Fees
- A Guide to Fee Waiver Requests
- Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal Fees
- Prejudgment and postjudgment interest rates pursuant to section 127 of the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O 1990, c. C. 43
- Superior Court of Justice - Sheriff’s Fees
- Small Claims Court Fees and Allowances
- Superior Court of Justice - Family Court Fees
- Ontario Court of Justice - Fees
Family Court
- Family Law Information
- Divorce and Separation
- Family Court Services
- What you should know about Family Law in Ontario (available in 9 languages)
- Where Do I Stand: A Child's Legal Guide to Separation and Divorce
- A Guide to Procedures in Family Court
- Call for applications - Family Court Support Worker Program Services And Training NEW!
Commissioner for Taking Affidavits and Non-Lawyer Notary Public Appointments
Estates
Mandatory Mediation
- Mandatory Mediation Information
- Toronto Roster of Mediators
- Ottawa Roster of Mediators
- Windsor Roster of Mediators
Civil Case Management
Reports
- Courts Annual Report 2011-12
- Courts Annual Report 2010-11
- Courts Annual Report 2009-10
- Courts Annual Report 2008-09
- Courts Annual Report 2007-08
- Courts Annual Report 2005-06 and 2006-07
- Courts Annual Report 2004–05
- Courts Annual Report 2003–04
- Courts Annual Report 2002–03
Court Interpretation Services in Ontario
- General Information
- How to Apply to be a Freelance Court Interpreter
- How to Request an Interpreter
- Frequently Asked Questions
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