Category:Provincial Offenses

Provincial Offenses

Below is a list of issues commonly addressed at the Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offenses.

Useful Information

• Laws:
  • Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33
  • Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8
  • O. Reg. 213/07: FIRE CODE

• Under the Courts of Justice Act:
  • Rules of the Ontario Court (Provincial Division) in Provincial Offences Proceedings (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 200)
  • Rules of the Ontario Court (Provincial Division) in Appeals under s. 135 of the Provincial Offences Act (O. Reg. 722/94)
  • Rules of the Ontario Court (General Division) and the Ontario Court (Provincial Division) in Appeals under s. 116 of the Provincial Offences Act (O. Reg. 723/94)

• Under the Provincial Offences Act:
  • Parking Infractions (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 949)
  • Proceedings Commenced by Certificate of Offence (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 950)
  • Victim Fine Surcharge (O. Reg. 161/00)
  • Costs (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 945)

Court Procedures

• Policy Regarding Access to Digital Audio Recordings (April 2013)
• Undertaking of Counsel/Licensed Paralegal of Record to the Court for Access to Digital Court Recordings/Request Form:PDF
• Undertaking to the Court for Access to Digital Court Recordings/Request Form: Word, PDF (Revised June 2018)
• Protocol Regarding the Use of Electronic Communication Devices in Court Proceedings (March 2013)
• Court Services Division Policies and Procedures on Public Access to Court Files, Documents and Exhibits (November 2015)

Other Information

• Third-Party Records Application

RULES OF THE ONTARIO COURT (PROVINCIAL DIVISION) IN PROVINCIAL OFFENCES PROCEEDINGS

• 4. The following apply to the calculation of a period of time prescribed by the Act, section 205.7 or 205.19 of the Highway Traffic Act, these rules or an order of a court:
  • 1. The time shall be calculated by excluding the first day and including the last day of the period.
  • 2. Where a period of less than six days is prescribed, a Saturday or holiday shall not be reckoned.
  • 3. Where the last day of the period of time falls on a Saturday or a holiday, the day next following that is not a Saturday or a holiday shall be deemed to be the last day of the period.
  • 4. Where the days are expressed to be clear days or where the term “at least” is added, the time shall be calculated by excluding both the first day and the last day of the period. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 200, r. 4; O. Reg. 498/94, s. 2; O. Reg. 567/00, s. 1.

• See Motions Notice of Motion in Provincial Offences Proceedings