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Learn which courtrooms will reopen (Superior and Ontario Courts) and how Ontario plans to protect those who go to court. Court operations will continue to expand with additional courthouses and courtrooms added as the Ministry continues to implement its plan, with a targeted completion date of November 1, 2020.For more information about how family law proceedings in the Ontario Court of Justice will be scheduled and conducted as of July 6, 2020, please see For more information about the resumption of criminal trials and preliminary inquiries, please see For more information about criminal case management appearances; and setting criminal trial and preliminary inquiry dates, please see As part of the return to operations plan, the Ministry is implementing health and safety measures in each courthouse.In Phase One and by July 6, 2020, the Court has been advised that site assessments of 93 OCJ courtrooms will be complete, and that all necessary health and safety precautions, based on public health expert advice, will be implemented for the protection of all court users, including judicial officers, lawyers, litigants, witnesses, staff and members of the public.
Learn which courtrooms will reopen (Superior and Ontario Courts) and how Ontario plans to protect those who go to court. Ontario courts will never ask for a social insurance number, require a payment over the phone, or threaten anyone.
The Ministry will not re-open a Phase One site on July 6, 2020 if it concludes that the health and safety of courthouse participants cannot be adequately protected on this date.More information about the precautionary health and safety measures at courthouses implemented by the Ministry is available on the following website: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Court of Justice is holding some court proceedings by using the Zoom platform or the JVN (Justice Video Network) WebRTC platform or by audioconference (telephone).To help to ensure that remote hearings run effectively, the Court is publishing For technical information about participating in a Zoom hearing, please see the For technical information about participating in a JVN hearing, please see the COVID-19 Notices and Updates (Updated September 2, 2020)***Update (August 19, 2020): New guide for self-represented accused persons now available: The Ministry will not re-open a Phase One site on July 6, 2020 if it concludes that the health and safety of courthouse participants cannot be adequately protected on this date. Our website provides a collection of guides, tools and information we hope will be helpful to litigants, students, teachers, members of the media, legal professionals, academics and the public. More information about the precautionary health and safety measures at courthouses implemented by the Ministry is available on the following website: COVID-19: … Please enable it to continue. This year, the Ontario Court of Justice, the busiest in Canada, will deal with approximately 500,000 adult and youth criminal charges, hear millions of provincial offence matters such as traffic tickets, and serve more than 20,000 families. The website’s contents are not intended to be a substitute for advice from a lawyer. To report telephone fraud or for general information about fraudulent phone calls please see: https://www.ontario.ca.
For more information see To help to ensure that remote hearings run effectively, the Court is publishing For technical information about participating in a Zoom hearing, please see the For technical information about participating in a JVN hearing, please see the Virtual criminal case management courts will be starting on Monday August 24, 2020 in Cayuga, Goderich, Guelph, Orangeville, L’Orignal, Pembroke, Saint Thomas, Simcoe, Stratford, Windsor, Woodstock.
Can justice be open in a ‘virtual courtroom’?
ALERT:Starting July 6 th, some courts will begin in-person proceedings.Strict health and safety protocols are being implemented. Daily, our judges and justices of the peace deliver independent, impartial and timely justice to the thousands of people who come before the Ontario Court of Justice in more than 200 locations across the province. Courthouse locations, information, practices and accessibilityThe administration of justice in the province of Ontario falls under the jurisdiction of How the pandemic is shaping access to Ontario courts Apr. ALERT: Starting July 6 th, some courts will begin in-person proceedings.Strict health and safety protocols are being implemented. Trials and Preliminary Hearings in the Ontario Court of Justice resume September 14, 2020 at an additional 20 locations. The Ontario Court of Justice is committed to ensuring that it remains available to address urgent criminal and family justice matters despite the challenges presented by COVID-19 (coronavirus).
That means that, while the most urgent matters will be dealt with, we are working with the Ministry of the Attorney General, which is responsible for courts administration, and our other justice system partners to take all steps possible to ensure these critical operations are being undertaken in a manner consistent with public health advice and guidelines and in the safest manner possible for all justice sector participants. To deliver the highest level of service to the people of Ontario, we are committed to making our Court open, accessible and responsive to their needs. To continue limiting the number of people who must attend within courthouses and courtrooms, the adjournment of criminal case management appearances, which began on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is being extended to July 31, 2020. General contact Information for all Provincial Offences Act Courts in Ontario is available at https: ... PUBLIC AND MEDIA –The Court remains open to the public and the media. On July 6, 2020, the Court will also resume setting criminal trial and preliminary inquiry dates, including rescheduling trials and preliminary inquiries that were adjourned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Ministry of the Attorney General, which is responsible for courts administration and courthouse facilities, has established an incremental plan to prepare courthouses and courtrooms to facilitate the return to full court operations across Ontario.