Important: Starting October 14, 2025, all online filings for the Toronto region must be submitted using the Ontario Courts Public Portal. The Bankruptcy Submissions Online portal will continue to be available to file court documents online for bankruptcy cases in other regions outside of Toronto.

Overview

When you file documents in a bankruptcy case, you should work with a lawyer or an insolvency professional, such as a trustee in bankruptcy. They know what documents to file and the court processes to follow as set out in the:

A lawyer can provide advice on:

  • your options and legal risks
  • the evidence you should provide to the court
  • the consequences of not providing the required information or following court procedure

Find a lawyer

You can find a lawyer through:

Submitting documents online (Toronto region)

Note: You can no longer use the Bankruptcy Submissions Online portal to file court documents online for Toronto region cases. You must use the Ontario Courts Public Portal. 

You cannot submit documents online if you:

  • are asking for an urgent hearing
  • have a court date that is 3 business days away or less
  • need to meet a deadline set by legislation or other court rules, court practice direction or a court order, that is 3 business days away or less

How to file online

Before you submit

Before you submit documents online, make sure you have:

  • an online My Ontario account
  • your Visa, Visa Debit, Mastercard, or Debit Mastercard, if filing fees apply
  • your court file number if you are filing documents for an existing case

Fees

You need to pay the fees to file court documents online or at a court counter. These fees are listed in O. Reg. 293/92: Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal – Fees, under the Administration of Justice Act.

If you cannot afford to pay the filing fees:

  • submit a request to the court for a fee waiver certificate
  • submit documents without paying any court filing fees if you already have a fee waiver certificate

Important: Some fees cannot be waived by a fee waiver certificate, such as those listed in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency General Rules Schedule of Fees, under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

Submitting your documents

Once you start an online session, your session will expire if you’re inactive for 40 minutes. Your information will not be saved.

If you submit your document(s) online on a weekday between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm (excluding holidays) it will be considered received for submission at that time.

If you submit your document(s) outside regular business hours, it will be considered received for submission on the next business day.

Submitting documents and personal information

  • Bankruptcy court documents may be publicly accessible. The public may be able to view the information you provide whether you file in person or online. Learn more about access to court files.
  • Be careful when entering personal information online where people can see and/or capture it on camera. Don’t open an online account or enter your password in public and shield any forms you are filling out.
  • Once you file a document online or at a courthouse, you cannot change it. You or your lawyer may need to take legal steps to make any changes or corrections.
  • Your documents may be available to be viewed online after submission through the Ontario Courts Public Portal. To access your court documents online, log into your Ontario Courts Public Portal account and select “My Filings”. 

When you submit your documents, you must indicate if you have a fee waiver or want to apply for a fee waiver.

  • If you are submitting a document and applying for a fee waiver certificate at the same time, select “Request fee waiver” to choose the appropriate fee waiver reason. You can then upload the fee waiver request form and add another File Entry for any document that would normally have a fee.

After you submit

After you submit your document(s) through the Ontario Courts Public Portal:

  1. You will receive an on-screen confirmation that your documents were submitted but are not yet filed or issued by the court.
  2. You can track the status of your submissions under “My Filings”.
  3. Court staff will review your documents within 3 business days to determine if they are accepted for filing or issuance.

If your documents are accepted 

If your documents are accepted:

  1. You will receive an email confirming your documents have been filed or issued.
  2. Once approved, your filing status will update from “Received” to “Approved” on your “My Filings” page.
  3. If the court issued your document, you will receive a copy of the issued document in your confirmation of acceptance email. You can also access the issued document online through your Ontario Courts Public Portal account under “My Cases”.

If your documents are rejected 

If your documents are rejected, you will receive an email stating:

  • your documents have not been filed or issued
  • the reason(s) for the rejection
  • confirmation that your credit/debit card has not been charged

The status of your filing will update from “Received” to “Rejected”.

If your documents are rejected, you can fix the issue by:

  1. Modifying your submission in “My Filings”
  2. Resubmitting the updated documents along with any court filing fees. 

Submitting your documents (outside of Toronto)

You can submit most court documents through the Bankruptcy Submissions Online portal.

You cannot submit documents online if you:

  • are asking for an urgent hearing
  • have a court date that is 3 business days away or less
  • need to meet a deadline set by legislation or other court rules, court practice direction or a court order, that is 3 business days away or less

How to file online

Before you submit

Make sure you have:

  • an online My Ontario account
  • documents saved as separate PDFs or in Word (.docx) format. To fill out these forms in PDF, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or higher on your computer.
  • your Visa, Visa Debit, Mastercard, or Debit Mastercard, if filing fees apply
  • your court file number if you are filing documents for an existing case

Fees

You need to pay civil filing fees to file court documents online or at a court counter. These fees are listed in O. Reg. 293/92: Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal – Fees, under the Administration of Justice Act.

If you cannot afford to pay the filing fees,

  • submit a request to the court for a fee waiver certificate
  • submit documents without paying any court filing fees if you already have a fee waiver certificate

Important: Some fees cannot be waived by a fee waiver certificate, such as those listed in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency General Rules Schedule of Fees, under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

Submitting your documents

Once you start an online session, your session will expire if you’re inactive for 20 minutes.You can save your most recent online transaction as a draft and complete it later. When you return to your draft, you will need to upload your attachments again.

File your documents (outside of Toronto)

If you submit your document(s) online on a weekday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (excluding holidays) it will be considered received for submission at that time.

If you submit your document(s) outside regular business hours, it will be considered received for submission on the next business day.

Submitting documents and personal information

  • Bankruptcy court documents are public documents. The public can view the information you provide whether you file in person or online. Learn more about access to court files
  • Be careful when entering personal information online where people can see and/or capture it on camera. Don’t open an online account or enter your password in public and shield any forms you are filling out.
  • Once you file a document online or at a courthouse, you cannot change it. You or your lawyer may need to take legal steps to make any changes or corrections.
  • Once you’ve submitted your document(s), you cannot view them online. Keep copies of the documents for your records.

When you submit your documents, you must indicate if you have a fee waiver or want to apply for a fee waiver.

  • To apply for a fee waiver certificate, select “Fee waiver request” to upload your forms. Then, choose “Documents submitted with a fee waiver request or a certificate” for any documents that normally require a fee.
  • If you submit a document with a fee waiver certificate, select “Documents submitted with a fee waiver request or a certificate”. This includes any document that normally has a fee, like your fee waiver certificate.

After you submit

After you submit your document(s) through Bankruptcy Submissions Online:

  1. You will receive an onscreen confirmation that your documents were submitted but are not yet filed or issued by the court.
  2. Take a screenshot or print a copy of this screen for your records.
  3. Court staff will review your documents within 3 business days to determine if they are accepted for filing or issuance.

If your documents are accepted

If your documents are accepted, you will receive an email confirming the court filed or issued your documents, with your documents either attached to the email or available for download.

If you do not receive this email, contact the courthouse where the case started.

If your documents are rejected

If your documents are rejected, you will receive an email stating:

  • your documents have not been filed or issued
  • the reason(s) for the rejection
  • confirming that your credit or debit card has not been charged

If your documents are rejected, you can:

  • address the reason(s) for the rejection
  • resubmit the revised documents and the proper court filing fee to the court

Contact Us

If you have questions about your case, please contact the court office where you submitted or filed your documents.

For questions about Ontario Courts Public Portal or the Bankruptcy Submissions Online portal, contact the Ministry of Attorney General – Court Services Division Contact Centre:

Ontario Courts Public Portal: CourtsPortal@ontario.ca

Bankruptcy Submissions Online portal: civilclaimsonline@ontario.ca