NOTE: Fees are subject to change

7.1 Fees to Access Criminal Court Documents

7.1.1 Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Justice

There is no charge to access criminal court documents or search criminal court files in the Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Justice.

The Ontario Court of Justice fee schedule and the Superior Court of Justice fee schedule, under the Administration of Justice Act, set out the fee to be paid whenever a member of the public requests and is granted copies of all or portions of an Ontario Court of Justice criminal court record. The following copy fees apply:

For copies of documents in provincially-administered Ontario Court of Justice courts:

1. not requiring certification, $1.00 per page
2. requiring certification, $3.50 per page

For copies of documents in municipally-administered Ontario Court of Justice courts, also known as Provincial Offences Act courts:

1. not requiring certification, $1.00 or $2.00 per page (some locations opted into a fee reduction)
2. requiring certification, $3.50 per page

For copies of Superior Court of Justice documents:

1. not requiring certification, per page $1.00
2. requiring certification, per page $4.00

Copies of Informations, indictments and judicial interim release documents shall be provided upon request to the accused and their counsel of record without copy fees being charged. Requests should be made in person at the counter, or in writing by mail or facsimile transmission (FAX).

7.2 Fees to Access Civil and Family Court Documents and Enforcement Documents

7.2.1. Ontario Court of Justice

There is no fee to access court documents in the Ontario Court of Justice. Access to court documents, where there is no statutory provision or court order that restricts access, may be obtained at the originating or filing court.

7.2.2. Superior Court of Justice

There is no fee to access court documents at:

• the Family Court branch of the Superior Court of Justice; or for
• family cases heard by the Superior Court of Justice that are not appeals.

The following chart summarizes the prescribed fees under the Administration of Justice Act to access court documents in the Superior Court of Justice, including Small Claims Court and the Enforcement Office.

	Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal (excluding family cases that are not appeals) (O. Reg. 293/92)	Small Claims Court (O. Reg.432/93)	Enforcement Office (O. Reg.94/92)
For the preparation of records of orders (per name)	n/a	n/a	n/a
To inspect a court file (per file)
By a solicitor (see note *) or party in the proceeding	no charge	no charge	n/a
By a person who has entered into an agreement with the Attorney General for the bulk inspection of court files	$4.00	$1.00	n/a
By any other person	$10.00	$10.00	n/a
For the retrieval from storage of a court file	$61.00	n/a	n/a
For a search for writs (per name searched)	n/a	n/a	$11.00
For a report showing the details of a writ, lien or order (per report)	n/a	n/a	$6.00 (maximum $60.00 per name)

n/a

Fee schedule used by court staff does not include this service

Note *

Refers to a solicitor for a party in the proceedings, not any solicitor in general.

7.3 Copy Fees

The following chart summarizes copy fees prescribed under the Administration of Justice Act for each level of court.

	Certified (per page)	Non-certified (per page)
Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal – Fees O. Reg. 293/92, Amended to O. Reg. 169/07	$3.50	$1.00
Superior Court of Justice – Family Court – Fees O. Reg. 417/95, Amended to O. Reg. 170/07	$3.50	$1.00
Small Claims Court O. Reg. 432/93	$3.50	$1.00
Ontario Court of Justice – Fees O. Reg. 210/07	$3.50	$1.00 for provincially administered courts and either $1.00 or $2.00 for municipally administered courts.
Sheriff's Office O. Reg. 94/92	$3.50 see note *	$2.00 see note *

Note *

For documents other than writs of execution, orders and certificates of lien. See section 7.2.2 above for fees for copies of a report showing the details of a writ, lien or order.

7.3.1. Fees for Copies of Endorsements

Court staff must provide photocopies of endorsements to parties to a case or their lawyer at no charge.

7.4 Fee Waiver

There is a fee waiver mechanism for persons who might otherwise be denied access to justice because of their financial circumstances. Information about the fee waiver process is available from court staff or at the Ministry of the Attorney General's website at the following web address: http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca.

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