Category:Divisional Court (Ontario)
Appellant Court
The Divisional Court is a branch of the Superior Court of Justice and is one of the busiest appellate courts in Canada. The Divisional Court hears statutory appeals from administrative tribunals in the province, and is the primary forum for judicial review of government action in Ontario. The Divisional Court also has some jurisdiction regarding civil and family appeals.
Every judge of the Superior Court of Justice is also a judge of the Divisional Court.[1] Appeals to the Divisional Court are generally heard in the judicial region where the matter originally arose. A proceeding is usually heard and decided by a panel of three judges, but may be heard by a single judge in some circumstances. 1
General Overview
Divisional Court Regions
Central East Region
- Divisional Court, Superior Court of Justice
- 50 Eagle St. West
- Newmarket, ON L3Y 6B1
- Tel: 905-853-4823 x 2
- Fax: 905-853-4880
- Serving locations including:
- Newmarket, Barrie, Bracebridge, Cobourg, Lindsay, Peterborough, Whitby
Central South Region
- Divisional Court, Superior Court of Justice
- 45 Main St. East, 1st Floor, Suite 110
- Hamilton, ON L8N 2B7
- Tel: 905-645-5252 x 3873
- Fax: 905-645-5372
- Serving locations including:
- Hamilton, Brantford, Cayuga, Kitchener, St. Catharines, Simcoe
Central West Region
- Divisional Court, Superior Court of Justice
- 7755 Hurontario Street
- Brampton, ON L6W 4T6
- Tel: 905-456-4878
- Fax: 905-456-4836
- Serving locations including:
- Brampton, Guelph, Milton, Orangeville, Owen Sound, Walkerton
East Region
- Divisional Court, Superior Court of Justice
- 161 Elgin St.
- Ottawa, ON K2P 2K1
- Tel: 613-239-1071
- Fax: 613-239-1028
- Serving locations including:
- Ottawa, Belleville, Picton, Brockville, Cornwall, Perth, Kingston, L’Orignal, Napanee, Pembroke
Central East Region
- Divisional Court, Superior Court of Justice
- 50 Eagle St. West
- Newmarket, ON L3Y 6B1
- Tel: 905-853-4823 x 2
- Fax: 905-853-4880
- Serving locations including:
- Newmarket, Barrie, Bracebridge, Cobourg, Lindsay, Peterborough, Whitby
North East Region
- Divisional Court, Superior Court of Justice
- 155 Elm St.
- Sudbury, ON P3C 1T9
- Tel: 705-564-7756
- Fax: 705-564-7890
- Serving locations including:
- Sudbury, Cochrane, Gore Bay, Haileybury, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sault Ste. Marie, Timmins
South West Region
- Divisional Court, Superior Court of Justice
- 80 Dundas St. East
- London, ON N6A 2P3
- Tel: 519-660-3026
- Fax: 519-660-3053
- Serving locations including:
- London, Chatham, Goderich, St. Thomas, Sarnia, Stratford, Windsor, Woodstock
Toronto Region
- Divisional Court, Osgoode Hall
- 130 Queen St. West
- Room 174
- Toronto, ON M5H 2N5
- Tel: 416-327-5100
- Fax: 416-327-5549
Proceeding in Divisional Court
Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43
21 (1) A proceeding in the Divisional Court shall be heard and determined by three judges sitting together.
- (2) A proceeding in the Divisional Court may be heard and determined by one judge where the proceeding,
- (a) is an appeal under clause 19 (1) (c);
- (b) is an appeal under section 31 from a person referred to in subsection 24 (2) presiding over the Small Claims Court; or
- (c) is in a matter that the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice or a judge designated by the Chief Justice is satisfied, from the nature of the issues involved and the necessity for expedition, can and ought to be heard and determined by one judge.
- (3) A motion in the Divisional Court shall be heard and determined by one judge, unless otherwise provided by the rules of court.
Court Procedures
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