{"id":19310,"date":"2022-04-14T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ojen.ca\/?p=19310"},"modified":"2022-05-11T16:28:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T20:28:58","slug":"court-visits-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/court-visits-update","title":{"rendered":"Court Visits Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date updated: April 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Virtual and In-person Court Visits<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All courts in Ontario have been profoundly impacted by the need to continue the administration of justice while managing the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. While technically still open to the public, many Ontario courthouses could only admit persons with matters before the courts in an effort to help contain viral transmission, and many others had to act quickly to create virtual access to hearing for both the public and litigants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of spring 2022, the situation has changed. Many more court sites are now offering the chance to observe proceedings virtually, in person or both. At the same time, please note that court staff are under a great deal of pressure to attend to backlogged matters and are dealing with circumstances that could change rapidly. Please ensure at least 3 weeks of lead time for requests and note that in the event of any discrepancy between information on the OJEN website and what you hear from court staff, teachers should assume court staff are correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are happy to advise of the following courthouse availability:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><strong>CHATHAM<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/chatham-superior-court-of-justice\">Superior Court of Justice<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/chatham-ontario-court-of-justice\">Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> accepting virtual or in-person bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">COCHRANE<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/cochrane-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> accepting virtual bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">DURHAM REGION<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/durham-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oshawa, Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/durham-superior-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oshawa, Superior Court of Justice<\/a> accepting virtual bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note that at this time, the Oshawa courts are only able to accommodate virtual visits from schools within Durham region (DDSB and DCDSB catchment).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">ESPANOLA<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/espanola-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> accepting in-person bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">GUELPH<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/guelph-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> accepting virtual or in-person bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">HAMILTON<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/hamilton-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/hamilton-superior-court-of-justice\">Superior Court of Justice<\/a> accepting virtual bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">HALTON REGION<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/milton-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milton, Ontario Court of Justice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matters assigned to the Milton OCJ are being heard off-site due to building remediation at the courthouse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note that at this time, the Milton OCJ is only able to accommodate virtual visits from schools within Halton region (HDSB and HCDSB catchment).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">KITCHENER<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/kitchener-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> accepting virtual or in-person bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">LONDON<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtual observation of matters at the London SCJ is available through the Middlesex Law Association. The MLA posts a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middlaw.on.ca\/#docket\">docket of the next day&#8217;s hearings<\/a>, including Zoom links where available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">ORANGEVILLE<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/orangeville-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice <\/a>accepting virtual or in-person bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">OTTAWA<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/ottawa-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/ottawa-superior-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Superior Court of Justice<\/a> accepting virtual or in-person bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">SARNIA<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/sarnia-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/sarnia-superior-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Superior Court of Justice<\/a> accepting virtual or in-person bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">THUNDER BAY<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/thunder-bay-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice <\/a>accepting virtual bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">TORONTO<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Metro West Court &#8211; 2201 Finch Avenue W.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/toronto-2201-finch-avenue-west-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> accepting virtual bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">WOODSTOCK<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/courthouse\/woodstock-ontario-court-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Court of Justice<\/a> accepting in-person bookings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date updated: April 2022 Virtual and In-person Court Visits All courts in Ontario have been profoundly impacted by the need to continue the administration of justice while managing the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. 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