Courts & Tribunals
This page provides quick access to the most commonly used Ontario and federal court and tribunal websites. Whether you are preparing for a hearing or assisting a client, these links connect you to official information, forms, and procedural updates.
Courts
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada’s final court of appeal. It is the only bilingual and bijural supreme court in the world.
Supreme Court Advocacy Institute
The Institute provides free, non-partisan advocacy advice to lawyers scheduled to appear before the Supreme Court of Canada with the goal to increase the effectiveness and quality of advocacy before the Court.
Federal Court of Canada
The Federal Court is Canada’s national trial court which hears and decides legal disputes arising in the federal domain.
Ontario Courts
The Ontario Courts site provides access to the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice, and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The sub-sites for these court levels provide information on appearing before the court, the judicial officials serving that court level, practice directions, rules and forms, and decisions of the court.
Ontario Court Forms
This site consolidates all forms required for Civil, Criminal, Family, and Small Claims Court proceedings in Ontario, with most forms available in MS Word and HTML/PDF formats.
Ontario Daily Court Lists
This website publishes the daily court lists for the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice.
Tribunals
Ontario Land Tribunal
The Ontario Land Tribunal adjudicates matters related to land use planning, environmental and natural features and heritage protection.
Ontario Workplace Tribunals Library
The Ontario Workplace Tribunals Library covers the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB), the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT), and the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal (PEHT).
Social Security Tribunal of Canada
The Social Security Tribunal is an independent administrative tribunal that makes decisions on social security appeals. The SST’s General Division hears appeals about Canada Pension Plan disability benefits, other CPP benefits, Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits, and the Canada Disability Benefit. The SST’s Appeal Division hears appeals of General Division decisions, and Employment Insurance Board of Appeal decisions about EI benefits. Employment Insurance Act appeal decisions prior to April 1, 2013 are on the previous Jurisprudence Library site.
Tribunals Ontario
Tribunals Ontario is a group of 12 adjudicative tribunals that resolves disputes in the social, property assessment, safety and licensing sectors.