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Updates from the Ontario Court of Justice

Updates from the Ontario Court of Justice

Updates from the Ontario Court of Justice as per https://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/covid-19/:

Unless you have an urgent criminal or an urgent family court appearance in the Ontario Court of Justice between Friday March 20, 2020 and Friday May 29, 2020, do not attend court.

All family trials, criminal trials and preliminary inquiries March 20, 2020 and May 29, 2020 are suspended, subject to a judge seized with a continuing matter ordering otherwise. These guidelines apply to both in-custody and out-of-custody accused.

As a result, the Court is reducing the number of courtrooms that will operate. Judicial officials will remain available to preside over: regularly scheduled bail courts, remand and plea courts for in-custody proceedings; plea court for urgent out-of-custody matters; urgent family proceedings; applications under the Health Protection and Promotion Act; and urgent and/or essential intake court functions.

Urgent out-of-custody pleas may include guilty pleas to impaired charges in order to make the accused eligible to access Stream “A”. For further updates, please visit the Ontario Court of Justice website or speak with a criminal lawyer.

If your matter is scheduled for…. Your matter is adjourned to

Monday March 16 Monday May 25

Tuesday March 17 Tuesday May 26

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March 24, 2020

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