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Juries Act

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 680

GENERAL

Historical version for the period June 8, 2021 to February 27, 2022.

Last amendment: 450/21.

Legislative History: 232/95, 334/96, 297/99, 311/09, 231/10, 110/11, 209/15, 257/16, 329/17, 235/18, 120/19, 225/20, 336/20, 712/20, 450/21.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

1. The jury questionnaire referred to in subsection 6 (1) of the Act shall be in Form 1.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 680, s. 1; O. Reg. 235/18, s. 1.

2. The certification of the jury roll referred to in section 9 of the Act shall be in Form 2. O. Reg. 235/18, s. 2.

3. The precept referred to in section 12 of the Act shall be in Form 3.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 680, s. 3.

4. The summons referred to in subsection 17 (1) of the Act shall be in Form 4. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 680, s. 4; O. Reg. 712/20, s. 1.

5. The notice that the attendance of jurors is not required referred to in subsection 21 (1) of the Act shall be in Form 5.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 680, s. 5.

6. The notice referred to in subsection 21 (2) of the Act shall be in Form 6.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 680, s. 6.

7. The notice to a juror that his or her attendance is not required referred to in subsection 21 (3) of the Act shall be in Form 7.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 680, s. 7.

8. The notice to a juror that his or her attendance is not required until a day specified referred to in subsection 21 (3) of the Act shall be in Form 8.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 680, s. 8.

9. Revoked: O. Reg. 712/20, s. 2.

9.1 For the purposes of subsection 16 (4) of the Act, the Jury Sheriff may enter into an agreement with the Ontario Provincial Police. O. Reg. 231/10, s. 1; O. Reg. 712/20, s. 3.

10. (1) In this section,

“census division” means a census division as identified in the 2016 Census of Canada, as reported by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Act (Canada); (“division de recensement”)

“census subdivision” means a census subdivision as identified in the 2016 Census of Canada, as reported by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Act (Canada). (“subdivision de recensement”) O. Reg. 120/19, s. 1.

(2) Each census division is established as a jury area, other than the following census divisions:

1.  Cochrane.

2.  Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury.

3.  Haldimand-Norfolk.

4.  Haliburton.

5.  Kawartha Lakes.

6.  Niagara.

7.  Sudbury. O. Reg. 120/19, s. 1.

(3) The following areas are established as jury areas:

1.  Timmins Jury Area, consisting of the census subdivisions of,

i.  Abitibi 70,

ii.  Black River-Matheson,

iii.  Cochrane, Unorganized, Southwest Part,

iv.  Cochrane, Unorganized, Southeast Part, and

v.  Timmins.

2.  Cochrane Jury Area, consisting of all the territory in the Cochrane census division, other than the territory described in paragraph 1.

3.  Sudbury Jury Area, consisting of,

i.  the Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury census division, and

ii.  the Sudbury census division.

4.  Norfolk Jury Area, consisting of the census subdivision of Norfolk.

5.  Haldimand Jury Area, consisting of all the territory in the Haldimand-Norfolk census division, other than the territory described in paragraph 4.

6.  Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes Jury Area, consisting of,

i.  the Haliburton census division, and

ii.  the Kawartha Lakes census division.

7.  St. Catharines Jury Area, consisting of the census subdivisions of,

i.  West Lincoln,

ii.  Grimsby,

iii.  Lincoln,

iv.  Niagara-on-the-Lake, and

v.  St. Catharines.

8.  Welland Jury Area, consisting of the all territory in the Niagara census division, other than the territory described in paragraph 7. O. Reg. 120/19, s. 1.

Forms

11. In this Regulation, when a form is referred to by number, the reference is to the form with that number that is described in the Table of Forms at the end of this Regulation and is available on the Internet through www.ontariocourtforms.on.ca. O. Reg. 110/11, s. 1.

Table of Forms

Form Number

Form Name

Date of Form

1

Mandatory Jury Eligibility Form

April 12, 2021

2

Jury Roll Certification

April 1, 2018

3

Precept from Judge to Sheriff

March 1, 2009

4

Summons

June 9, 2020

5

Notice to Sheriff Regarding Number of Jurors Required

March 1, 2009

6

Notice to Sheriff Regarding Number of Jurors Required on Opening Day

April 1, 2010

7

Notice to Juror Regarding Cancellation of Summons

April 1, 2010

8

Notice to Juror Regarding Amendment of Date to Report for Service

March 1, 2009

9

Revoked: O. Reg. 712/20, s. 4.

O. Reg. 235/18, s. 3; O. Reg. 225/20, s. 1; O. Reg. 336/20, s. 1; O. Reg. 712/20, s. 4; O. Reg. 450/21, s. 1.

Forms 1-9 / formules 1 à 9 Revoked: O. Reg. 110/11, s. 3.