O. Reg. 107/21: RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, Filed February 11, 2021 under Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43

 

ontario regulation 107/21

made under the

Courts of Justice Act

Made: January 27, 2021
Approved: February 8, 2021
Filed: February 11, 2021
Published on e-Laws: February 11, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: February 27, 2021

Amending Reg. 194 of R.R.O. 1990

(RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE)

1. Clause 16.02 (1) (h) of Regulation 194 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by striking out “a lawyer in the Crown Law Office (Civil Law)” and substituting “an employee of the Crown at the Crown Law Office (Civil Law)”.

2. Rule 16.03 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subrules:

Crown in Right of Ontario, Attorney General

(7) Service of a document on the Crown in right of Ontario or on the Attorney General of Ontario may be made by e-mailing a copy of the document in accordance with subrule 16.06.1 (1) to the e-mail address for service specified for the Crown or the Attorney General, as the case may be, on the website of the Ministry of the Attorney General.

Children’s Lawyer

(8) Service of a document on the Children’s Lawyer, and any service of a document that involves leaving a copy with the Children’s Lawyer, may be made with respect to the Children’s Lawyer by e-mailing a copy of the document in accordance with subrule 16.06.1 (1) to the e-mail address for service specified for the Children’s Lawyer on the website of the Ministry of the Attorney General.

Public Guardian and Trustee

(9) Service of a document on the Public Guardian and Trustee, and any service of a document that involves leaving a copy with the Public Guardian and Trustee, may be made with respect to the Public Guardian and Trustee by e-mailing a copy of the document in accordance with subrule 16.06.1 (1) to the e-mail address for service specified for the Public Guardian and Trustee on the website of the Ministry of the Attorney General.

Deemed Service, E-mail

(10) Where service is made by e-mail under subrule (7), (8) or (9) between 4 p.m. and midnight, it is deemed to have been made on the following day.

3. The rows for Forms 4F and 16B in the Table of Forms to the Regulation are amended by striking out the date in the Column titled “Date of Form” and substituting “November 25, 2020”.

Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the later of March 1, 2021 and the day this Regulation is filed.

Made by:
Pris par :

Civil Rules Committee:
le Comité des règles en matière civile :

Alison Warner

Senior Legal Officer / Avocate principale
Secretary of the Civil Rules Committee / Secrétaire du Comité des règles civiles
Court of Appeal of Ontario

 

Date made: January 27, 2021
Pris le : 27 janvier 2021

I approve this Regulation.
J’approuve le présent règlement.

Le procureur général,

Doug Downey

Attorney General

Date approved: February 8, 2021
Approuvé le : 8 février 2021