News & Press https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/default.asp Sat, 6 Jun 2026 13:39:20 GMT Tue, 24 May 2022 14:03:00 GMT Copyright © 2022 County of Carleton Law Association Family Court - CaseLines Update https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=606413 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=606413 Please be advised that the Family Court will be expanding in the use of CaseLines for the following matters:

Motions:

Starting June 6th/22 all scheduled motions will be using CaseLines. Administration staff will be providing invites to counsel and self-represented litigants. It’s important to note documents must be accepted and filed with the family counter in person or virtually prior to uploading to CaseLines. All filing in CaseLines must be uploaded 3 business days prior to your scheduled motion by 2:00pm.

Case Conferences:

Starting July 4th/22 all scheduled case conferences will be using CaseLines. Administration staff will be providing invites to counsel and self-represented litigants. It’s important to note documents must be accepted and filed with the family counter in person or virtually prior to uploading to CaseLines. All filing in CaseLines must be uploaded 3 business days prior to your scheduled case conference by 2:00pm

Please see here to the website address for CaseLines:

https://ontariocourts.caselines.com

Note:

Even when matters return to be conducted in person CaseLines will continue to be used.

If you are self represented you may call the Family Law Information Center at 613-239-1274 if you have any questions.

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 15:03:00 GMT Ottawa Civil Motions Update https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=606410 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=606410 We wish to notify you of upcoming changes in the Ottawa Civil Court that are set to officially commence on June 6th, 2022.

Within the next two weeks, the Ottawa Courthouse’s Civil department will be transitioning to the use of CaseLines for all Motions and Applications. This update will be accompanied by the release and use of a new Confirmation of Motion form (37B) applicable to Ottawa only. In this form, parties will be expected to provide additional information related to their filing with the court and the intended upload of those same documents to CaseLines.

The Civil Court office will utilize the receipt of the new Confirmation of Motion form as the trigger to provide parties with their CaseLines link via email. It is important to emphasize that the filing of your documents with the court must occur prior to their upload to CaseLines, as the submission of documents to CaseLines alone does not constitute filing.

To further supplement the transition we have attached a copy of the new Confirmation of Motion form (English / Français) and a reference pamphlet that provides an outline of the timelines associated with the filing and upload of materials. As this new form and supporting documentation is applicable to Ottawa only it will not reflect on the “ontariocourtforms.on.ca” website. Instead, it will be made available on the County of Carleton Law Association Website (ccla-abcc.ca) on the Civil Litigation Practice Portal, and can also be requested through our Civil Court office by email, telephone or in-person.


]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 14:49:00 GMT Consolidated Court & Legal Organization Closures and Procedures During COVID-19 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=493699 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=493699 Note: As of January 2023, this page is no longer being updated. Please see the relevant Practice Portal for up-to-date practice information.

 

Last updated: August 17, 2022

 

Ottawa-Specific Notices

  • January 13, 2022: Procedures for Electronically Vacating Liens by Payment into Court, s. 44 (1) of theConstruction Act, rso 1990, c. C.30 as amended - Notice / Fiat / Order
    • 13 janvier 2022 : Procédure électronique pour l’annulation d’un privilège par le paiement au tribunal, par. 44 (1) de la loi sur la construction, lro 1990, chap. C.30 - Avis / Autorisation / Ordonnance


Justice Sector Check-In Calls
(OCJ, SCJ, and Court of Appeal Courthouse senior staff, OBA, LAO, LSO, MAG, FOLA and the Advocates’ Society)

 

Legislation

 

Federal Court of Canada (Twitter: @FedCourt_CAN_en)

 

Federal Court of Appeal of Canada (Twitter: @FedCourtApp_en)

 

Federation of Ontario law Associations / FOLA (Twitter: @Ont_Law_Assoc)

 

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Tribunal (Twitter: @IRB_Canada)

Law Society of Ontario (Twitter: @LawSocietyLSO) 

  • Remote Commissioning
  • Emergency family law referral telephone line
    • An interim measure, with support from the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice, to provide assistance to people who are self-represented (SRLs) and who are trying to determine whether or not their family court matter meets the criteria to be heard by the Court on an “urgent” basis and, if so, how to proceed in making their request.
  • COVID-19 Response

 

Legal Aid Ontario (Twitter: @LegalAidOntario)

 

Ministry of the Attorney General (Twitter: @ONAttorneyGen)

 

Ontario Court of Appeal (Twitter: @ONCA_en)

 

Ontario Court of Justice (Twitter: @OntarioOn)

 

Ontario Labour Relations Board

 

Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Twitter: @SCJOntario_en)

 

Pro Bono Ontario (Twitter: @ProBonoOntario)

 

Reach Canada (Twitter: @reachcanada1)

 

Supreme Court of Canada (Twitter: @SCC_eng)

 

Tax Court of Canada

 

East Region Courthouses & Law Associations:

 

  • Pembroke:
    • RENFREW COUNTY LAW LIBRARY – LIMITED SERVICES OFFERED:

      As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 precautions being taken across the province and country, the Renfrew County Law Library will be unstaffed until further notice. Librarians will be available by e-mail (rcla@bellnet.ca) for remote inquiries, research and the retrieval of case law where available. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause.

      LIBRARY DOOR LOCKED – COURT HOUSE ACCESS CARD NEEDED FOR ACCESS:

      Additionally, the main library door has been locked to prevent public access to our unstaffed library during daytime hours. Access to RCLA Members will be by court house access card only. RCLA Members can contact Ian Kuehl, Library Chair, at ian@lkpc.ca or Laurie Stoddard, Librarian, at rcla@bellnet.ca to arrange for a court house access card to be issued (Note: access cards are issued by Courts Administration at their sole discretion). We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause to our out of town colleagues.
]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:54:00 GMT Express Motions - November 8 & 15, 2019 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=472484 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=472484 Thu, 3 Oct 2019 14:01:35 GMT Observation of Pre-Trial Conferences by Law Students from University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=466977 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=466977 Please see the following memo from Masters Fortier and Kaufman regarding Observation of Pre-Trial Conferences by Law Students from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. The Undertaking and Reports for students can also be found below.

- Observation of Pre-Trial Conferences by Law Students from University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law 

- Observation de conférences préparatoires par les étudiantes et les étudiants en droit de l’Université d’Ottawa

- Student Undertaking Regarding Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure / Process Observation Report

 

]]> Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:30:23 GMT Express Motions - Friday, June 7, 2019 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=453679 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=453679 Thu, 30 May 2019 14:20:05 GMT Court Fees and Fee Waiver Amounts – Effective April 1, 2019 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=444163 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=444163 Effective April 1, 2019, new court fees and court fee waiver amounts will be in place in Ontario. Please see the documents below with regard to these changes.

Letter from MAG re: Court Fees Changes Effective April 1 2019

Fee and Fee Waiver Amounts 

]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2019 18:20:35 GMT Available Court Dates - Family Case Conferences and Motions and Civil Motions https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=428998 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=428998 Trial Lists page.

À partir du 5 décembre, il sera affiché toutes les semaines sur la page des listes de procès du site Web de l’Association du barreau du comté de Carleton (ABCC) les premières dates d’audience disponibles pour les conférences relatives à la cause, les motions en droit de la famille et les motions civiles.

As a reminder please see information below as to whom to contact for the following in civil matters:

  • To obtain motion dates for matters which are 2 hours or less: call 613-239-1180 or the general inquiry line at 613-239-1054

  • To obtain motion dates for matters over 2 hours, civil pre-trial dates or trial dates: call 613-239-1047 or email MastersOfficeOttawa@ontario.ca.

  • To obtain dates before seized judges: call 613-239-1585 or email Tina.Johanson@ontario.ca.

Si vous cherchez à obtenir des dates dans le cadre d’affaires civiles, communiquez comme suit :
  • Pour les motions de deux heures ou moins, appelez le 613-239-1180 ou le numéro des renseignements généraux 613-239-1054;

    •
  • Pour les motions de plus de deux heures, les conférences préalables au procès ou les procès, appelez le 613-239-1047 ou envoyez un courriel à MastersOfficeOttawa@ontario.ca;

    •
  • Pour les comparutions devant le juge saisi, appelez le 613-239-1585 ou envoyez un courriel à Tina.Johanson@ontario.ca.
]]> Mon, 3 Dec 2018 17:46:25 GMT Express Motions - Friday, November 9, 2018 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=426081 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=426081 Thu, 8 Nov 2018 13:45:56 GMT Observation of Pre-Trial Conferences by Law Students https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=417770 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=417770
Memo to CCLA Members - EN / FR
Undertaking Regarding Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2018 17:35:06 GMT Expansion of the Civil Claims Online Filing Service https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=403283 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=403283 Please click here to read a notice from the Ministry of the Attorney General with regard to the expansion of the online filing service for civil claims, effective immediately. In brief, the following items are now eligbile for online filing:

- Statement of Defence (Form 18A)
- Notice of Intent to Defend (Form 18B)
- Statement of Claim filed following the issuance of a Notice of Action (Form 14D)
- Proof of Service of documents that are filed online
- Orders and Consents that are required in support of the filing of a document online

Full details are available in the notice.

]]> Thu, 31 May 2018 21:20:30 GMT Statement of Principles: A Guide to the Application of Recommendation 3(1) https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=375657 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=375657
The information below has been provided to licensees by the Law Society on November 21, 2017:

The Recommendation is one of 13 approved by the Law Society to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the legal professions following our findings of systemic racism in the professions. The Statement is one aspect of raising awareness by asking all licensees’ to reflect on their existing obligations and special responsibilities to respect human rights laws.

In light of the questions raised, the Law Society believes that additional clarification would be helpful. To that end, a Guide to the Application of Recommendation 3(1) has been developed.

The Guide, which can be accessed here, provides clarification on the intent of the Recommendation and addresses the concerns that some have raised that the Recommendation is “compelled speech,” or requires adherence to specific beliefs.

The Guide states that the requirement does not carry any obligation to profess a particular belief, or seek to persuade anyone to believe in a certain point-of-view. Rather, it references existing legal and professional obligations regarding human rights and the prevention of systemic racism and discrimination, and makes clear that the Statement relates to a licensee’s professional conduct.

There is an urgent need to take meaningful action to address systemic racism and discrimination against all equality-seeking groups in the legal professions. We thank you for your engagement on this issue and your contribution in helping the professions work towards ensuring a modern, responsive, and inclusive environment for all licensees.

If you have any questions, please contact us by emailing: lawsociety@lsuc.on.ca.]]> Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:28:38 GMT Express Motions - Friday, November 17 and Friday, December 1 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=374446 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=374446 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:34:25 GMT Express Motions - Friday, September 1, 2017 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=361672 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=361672 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:39:16 GMT Observation of Pre-Trial Conferences by Law Students https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=360925 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=360925 Please see the following memo from Master Champagne and Master Fortier regarding Observation of Pre-Trial Conferences by Law Students from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. The Undertaking for students to sign can also be found below.

]]> Fri, 25 Aug 2017 19:31:15 GMT CCLA Submission to the LSUC on Licensing Review https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=357201 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=357201 From the desk of CCLA Executive Director, Rick Haga, on behalf of CCLA President, Jill Alexander, we are pleased to submit our recommendations to the Law Society of Upper Canada in response to the call for comments on the Lawyer Licensing Program.

Please click here to read the response.]]> Tue, 1 Aug 2017 15:08:21 GMT New Rules Regarding Referral Fees https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=342759 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=342759 On Thursday, Convocation of the Law Society of Upper Canada approved new rules relating to referral fees. These new rules come into effect immediately.

In summary, Convocation approved a cap for referral fees based on a percentage of the legal fee: 15% for the first $50,000 of legal fees and 5% of all legal fees thereafter, to an absolute cap of $25,000.

Related measures to increase the transparency of referral fee arrangements were also approved, including:

  • The client, the referring lawyer or paralegal and the lawyer or paralegal accepting the referral must sign a standard referral agreement, as provided by the Law Society (Click here for a Word version of this agreement, and here for a PDF version.)
  • The account to the client must clearly indicate the amount of the referral fee
  • The client must sign an acknowledgement for the referral payment at the time the payment is made
  • Lawyers and paralegals must record referral fees paid and received in their books and records and report on referral fee practices in the annual reports they submit to the Law Society

Convocation also approved:

  • Prohibiting up-front referral fees
  • Continuing to prohibit paid referrals when the referring licensee has a conflict of interest
  • Prohibiting the payment of referral fees to licensees whose licenses were suspended at the time of referral
  • The requirements do not apply to enforceable referral agreements entered into prior to April 27, 2017

Click here for an FAQ document with further details of this measure.

The cap and additional regulatory measures were recommended by the Law Society’s Professional Regulation Committee and the Advertising and Fee Arrangements Issues Working Group to address concerns that certain fee arrangement practices may be misleading or detrimental to clients. Convocation voted in principle to implement a cap and to further regulate referral fees at its meeting in February.

The Working Group continues to consider related issues including advertising and fees in real estate and contingency fees and further action by the Law Society is expected on these areas in the coming months.

 

]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:47:04 GMT Civil Claims Online Filing Service Pilot https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=342350 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=342350 Ottawa has been selected to participate in a pilot project from the Ministry of the Attorney General that will allow for online filing for civil claims.

With this service, you can submit these completed forms online:
  • Statement of Claim
  • Notice of Action
  • Affidavit of Litigation Guardian of a Plaintiff under a Disability
  • Request for Bilingual Proceedings
  • Consent to File Documents in French

    • You can also pay court fees online securely by credit card and receive a court-issued Statement of Claim or Notice of Action by email.

    All other forms will continue to be filed in person at a courthouse. As this service expands, you will be able to file more documents online in all jurisdictions.

    If you file your claim on a weekday – between 8:30am and 5pm – you will receive an email from the court right away – unless an unexpected system outage occurs.

    This email will include your Statement of Claim or Notice of Action with an attached court seal, the assigned court file number and the date it was issued. The court seal means you can move forward with your claim.

    If you file your claim outside regular business hours, you will receive an email with your issued claim dated the next business day.

    For full details on filing online, please click here.

     

    ]]>     Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:40:05 GMT     Express Motions: Friday, November 18, 2016 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=317345 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=317345 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 14:45:12 GMT CCLA Response to Pathways Pilot Project Evaluation and Enhancements to Licensing Report https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=314558 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=314558 The CCLA was pleased to provide its reply to the call for written input on the LSUC Pathways Pilot Project Evaluation and Enhancements to Licensing Report, regarding the current state of Articling and the Law Practice Program.

    You can read the CCLA's response here.

    ]]>     Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:04:54 GMT     Pathways Pilot Project Evaluation and Enhancements to Licensing Report https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=311981 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=311981 Message from the Law Society: Pathways Pilot Project Evaluation and Enhancements to Licensing Report 

    The Pathways Pilot Project and evaluation were among the recommendations Convocation approved on November 22nd, 2012, following recommendations of the Articling Task Force Report. This Report provides the Committee’s analysis and recommendations respecting the pilot and also addresses recommendations the Committee made in April 2016 respecting enhancements to the licensing process.

    The Pathways Pilot Project Evaluation and Enhancements to Licensing report will be debated by Convocation on November 9th, 2016. The Professional Development and Competence Committee welcomes written comments on the report from the professions until October 19, 2016.

    To view the report please visit: www.lsuc.on.ca/pathways

    Comments* may be submitted by email or regular mail to:

    Re: Pathways Pilot Project Evaluation and Enhancements to Licensing report
    Policy Secretariat
    The Law Society of Upper Canada
    Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West
    Toronto, ON, M5H 2N6
    policy@lsuc.on.ca

    Sincerely yours,
    Paul Schabas
    Treasurer, Law Society of Upper Canada

    *Comments may be reproduced, and/or made publicly available by the Law Society.

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    Rapport d’évaluation et d’amélioration du projet pilote Voies d’accès à la profession

    Vous recevez à titre d’information, le Rapport d’évaluation et d’amélioration du projet pilote Voies d’accès à la profession du comité du perfectionnement professionnel (CPP).

    Le projet pilote Voies d’accès à la profession et son évaluation faisaient partie des recommandations que le Conseil avait approuvées le 22 novembre 2012, à la suite des recommandations du Groupe de travail sur le stage.

    Le présent rapport contient l’analyse et les recommandations du comité à l’égard du projet pilote et porte également sur les recommandations que le comité a faites en avril 2016 à l’égard des améliorations au processus d’accès à la profession.

    Le Conseil débattra du Rapport d’évaluation et d’amélioration du projet pilote Voies d’accès à la profession le 9 novembre 2016. Les membres des professions peuvent envoyer leurs commentaires sur le rapport par écrit au comité du perfectionnement professionnel d’ici le 19 octobre 2016.

    Pour lire le rapport, veuillez aller au www.lsuc.on.ca/Voies-dacces. (Vous y trouverez un sommaire du rapport - Notez que la version française sera affichée lundi dans la journée).

    Veuillez envoyer vos commentaires* par courriel ou par la poste au :

    Rapport d’évaluation et d’amélioration du projet pilote Voies d’accès à la profession 

    Secrétariat des politiques
    Barreau du Haut-Canada
    Osgoode Hall, 130, rue Queen Ouest
    Toronto, ON, M5H 2N6
    policy@lsuc.on.ca

    Cordialement,

    Le trésorier,
    Paul Schabas
    Barreau du Haut-Canada

    *Les commentaires pourront être reproduits ou publiés par le Barreau.

    ]]>     Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:53:10 GMT     New Case Management Master Appointed in Ottawa https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=311637 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=311637 A new case management master has been appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa, effective October 19, 2016.

    Case Management Master Marie T. Fortier was called to the bar in 1983. Since 2012, she has served in a variety of adjudicative and quasi-judicial roles, most recently serving as a justice of the peace in the Ontario Court of Justice. Before that, she held the position of deputy judge of the Small Claims Court, associate chair of the Animal Care Review Board, and as a regional director of education with the Law Society of Upper Canada. Master Fortier litigated civil matters at all levels of Ontario courts, in both French and English in her previous career as a litigator in private practice.

    Case Management Master Fortier has been active in her community, providing legal guidance and leadership for local environmental, education, and sports organizations. She has also volunteered her time with local youth softball and hockey teams.

    Click here to read the full announcement.]]>     Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:30:58 GMT     Rules of Civil Procedure Changes https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=306677 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=306677 CanLII (and you can also compare the changes to the previous version of the rules here). If you wish to read the amending regulation, please click here. Note that one of the significant changes appears under Rule 4, which instructs that an email address (if available) must be included on your backsheets. ]]> Wed, 7 Sep 2016 15:25:58 GMT Ontario SCJ Practice Directions Changes https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=302695 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=302695 Effective August 1st, the following changes have been made to Superior Court of Justice Practice Directions that will impact family cases: 

    1. A new Family Practice Direction has been introduced for the East region (http://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/practice-direction-east/).  As a result, family law provisions have been removed from the East region’s regional Practice Direction.

    2. Significant amendments have been made to the South West region’s regional Practice Direction (http://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/practice/practice-directions/southwest/sw/).  

    ]]>     Mon, 8 Aug 2016 16:54:17 GMT     Superior Court of Justice Practice Directions https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=285884 https://www.ccla-abcc.ca/news/news.asp?id=285884  A change to the Consolidated Practice Direction for the East region has been made regarding the place of commencement of Mortgage Proceedings. These changes were made effective April 1, 2016. It may be accessed at the Ontario Courts SCJ website.

    Also effective April 1, 2016, section 1(B) of the Consolidated Provincial Practice Directions, "Often Cited Family Law Cases," is applicable for all regions across Ontario. Please review these directions if you will be involved in any family matters.


    ]]>     Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:12:02 GMT