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The Courts of Ontario Flowchart

This document provides an overview of the courts in Ontario in a flowchart format. It describes the different levels of courts, including the Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice, and Court of Appeal for Ontario. The Ontario Court of Justice handles less serious criminal cases, family law matters, bail hearings, youth criminal cases, and has specialized courts like drug treatment and mental health courts. The Superior Court of Justice oversees major criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from lower courts. The Court of Appeal for Ontario is the highest court in the province and hears appeals from decisions of the Superior Court.

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The Courts of Ontario Flowchart

This document provides an overview of the courts in Ontario in a flowchart format. It describes the different levels of courts, including the Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice, and Court of Appeal for Ontario. The Ontario Court of Justice handles less serious criminal cases, family law matters, bail hearings, youth criminal cases, and has specialized courts like drug treatment and mental health courts. The Superior Court of Justice oversees major criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from lower courts. The Court of Appeal for Ontario is the highest court in the province and hears appeals from decisions of the Superior Court.

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Ontario Justice Education Network

Handout: The Courts of Ontario Flowchart


Ontario Court of Justice
Provincially appointed judges and justices of the peace
Criminal Law: Less serious indictable offences (s.553
of the Criminal Code), and summary offences are
heard by one judge.
Family Law: Custody, access and support (not during
divorce), enforcement of child support, child
protection, and adoption matters are heard (where
there is no Unified Family Court).
Bail Court: Determines whether a person charged
with crime(s) should be held in jail until their trial is
completed. Justices of the peace preside over bail
hearings.
Youth Court: This specialist court, with Youth Court
judges, deals with young people charged under the
Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Mental Health Court: This specialist court deals with


charges against people with mental health issues.
Mental health workers, case managers and
psychiatrists are involved in determining the
appropriate treatment or sentence.
Gladue Court: Throughout Canada judges take into
account the unique circumstances of Aboriginal
accused and Aboriginal offenders (includes status and
non-status Indians, Mtis, and Inuit), based on the
Gladue decision. Some areas have these specialist
courts for Aboriginal people facing criminal charges.
Drug Treatment Court: This specialist court provides
court-supervised treatment for individuals addicted to
drugs who have been charged with drug-related
offences.

Superior Court of Justice


Federally appointed judges
Criminal Law: Major offences (s.469 Criminal Code)
and hybrid offences are heard, generally, by a judge
and jury unless the parties consent to a judge alone.

Small Claims Court: Civil cases for claims of less than


$25 000 are heard by a judge or in some cases a
master.

Unified Family Court: Hears all family matters


including divorce (federal) and separation
(provincial), presided over by a single judge.

Divisional Court: Hears appeals of interim and final


orders; appeals and judicial reviews of administrative
tribunals, government agencies and boards; and
appeals of civil cases where the monetary value is
less than $50 000.

Family Law: Where there is no Unified Family Court,


individual judges hear divorce and property issues,
support, and custody and access matters.

Appeals: Appeals of summary offences and family


matters from the OCJ are also heard by the Superior
Court of Justice.

Court of Appeal for Ontario


Federally appointed judges hear appeals from the Superior Court of Justice. Appeals from the Court
of Appeal are heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.
www.ojen.ca

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