In 2006, the Ministry of the Attorney General requested that Ian Holloway, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario, conduct a review of certain issues regarding Small Claims Court. He was asked to include a consideration of key issues such as options for the structure of the Small Claims Court, different adjudicative models, options relating to small claims adjudicators, and jurisdiction of the court, including monetary jurisdiction.

The review was to take into consideration the following principles: the summary nature of the Small Claims Court as provided for in the Courts of Justice Act; a recognition that litigants before the court may be represented or self-represented; and the importance of the commitment of the Ministry to access to justice.

The report has been submitted and is now under review by the Ministry.