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What we do
- Create a fair and accessible justice system for all Ontarians.
- Coordinate and administer court services throughout Ontario.
- Work to modernize the justice system and provide services that are more accessible, responsive and easy to use.
- Build safe and prosperous communities across the province by increasing access to justice and responding to the evolving needs of Ontario.
- Provide legal advice to, and conduct litigation on behalf of, all government ministries and many agencies, boards and tribunals.
Contact us
- Contact form
- Serving documents on the Crown in a civil case
Tel: 416-326-2220 Toll-free: 1-800-518-7901 Fax: 416-326-4007 (General Inquiries)Fax: 416-326-4015 (Notice of Constitutional Question only)TTY: 416-326-4012 Toll-free TTY: 1-877-425-0575
Ministry of the Attorney General
McMurtry-Scott Building
720 Bay Street, 11th floor
Toronto, Ontario M7A 2S9
Minister, media and news
Agencies, boards and commissions
The ministry is affiliated with the following independent agencies:
- Tribunals Ontario:
- Animal Care Review Board
- Assessment Review Board
- Child and Family Services Review Board
- Custody Review Board
- Fire Safety Commission
- Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
- Landlord and Tenant Board
- Licence Appeal Tribunal
- Ontario Civilian Police Commission
- Ontario Parole Board
- Ontario Special Education Tribunal
- Social Benefits Tribunal
Legislation
The ministry administers the following legislation:
Administration of Justice
- Administration of Justice Act
- Apology Act, 2009
- Arbitration Act, 1991
- Assessment Review Board Act
- Bail Act
- Blind Persons' Rights Act
- Class Proceedings Act, 1992
- Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act
- Courts of Justice Act
- Crown Witnesses Act
- Dog Owners' Liability Act
- Education Act (sections pertaining to Special Education Tribunal- English & French)
- Evidence Act
- Execution Act
- Fines and Forfeitures Act
- Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (sections pertaining to the Fire Safety Commission)
- Habeas Corpus Act
- Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Inquiries Act
- Human Rights Code
- Judicial Review Procedure Act
- Juries Act
- Justices of the Peace Act
- Legislation Act, 2006
- Licence Appeal Tribunal Act, 1999
- Limitations Act, 2002
- Negligence Act
- Notaries Act
- Ontario Land Tribunal Act, 2021
- Ontario Works Act, 1997 (section pertaining to Social Benefits Tribunal)
- Parental Responsibility Act, 2000
- Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking Act, 2017
- Provincial Offences Act
- Public Inquiries Act, 2009
- Real Property Limitations Act
- Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (sections pertaining to the Landlord and Tenant Board)
- Safe Streets Act, 1999
- Special Investigations Unit Act, 2019
- Statutory Powers Procedure Act
- Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, 2009
- Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, 2019
- Tribunal Adjudicative Records Act, 2019
- Victims’ Bill of Rights, 1995
Family Law
- Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (sections pertaining to Child and Family Services Review Board, Custody Review Board)
- Children's Law Reform Act
- Family Law Act
- Safe Access to Abortion Services Act, 2017
Inter-jurisdictional
- Enforcement of Judgments Conventions Act, 1999
- International Choice of Court Agreements Convention Act, 2017
- International Electronic Communications Convention Act, 2017
- International Recognition of Trusts Act, 2017
- Interprovincial Summonses Act
- Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments (UK) Act
- Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act
- Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act, 1999
- Transboundary Pollution Reciprocal Access Act
Property Statutes
- Accumulations Act
- Aliens' Real Property Act
- Conveyancing and Law of Property Act
- Disorderly Houses Act
- Escheats Act, 2015
- Expropriations Act
- Fraudulent Conveyances Act
- Mortgages Act
- Occupiers' Liability Act
- Partition Act
- Property and Civil Rights Act
- Religious Organizations' Lands Act
- Short Forms of Leases Act
- Trespass to Property Act
Business Regulation
- Absconding Debtors Act
- Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Act, 2019
- Business Records Protection Act
- Cannabis Control Act, 2017
- Cannabis Licence Act, 2018
- Charities Accounting Act
- Commercial Mediation Act, 2010
- Construction Act
- Costs of Distress Act
- Creditors' Relief Act, 2010
- Electronic Commerce Act, 2000
- Frustrated Contracts Act
- Gaming Control Act, 1992
- Horse Racing Licence Act, 2015
- International Commercial Arbitration Act, 2017
- International Sales Conventions Act, R.S.O. 1990
- Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019
- Mercantile Law Amendment Act
- Sale of Goods Act
- Statute of Frauds
- Unconscionable Transactions Relief Act
- Vendors and Purchasers Act
- Wages Act
- Warehouse Receipts Act
Professional Regulation
- Architects Act
- Barristers Act
- Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario Act, 2017
- Law Society Act
- Professional Engineers Act
- Public Accounting Act, 2004
- Solicitors Act
Crown Duties/Immunity
- Crown Agency Act
- Crown Attorneys Act
- Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, 2019
- Ministry of the Attorney General Act
- Ombudsman Act
- Public Authorities Protection Act
- Public Officers Act
- Supporting Ontario's Recovery Act, 2020
Estates
- Absentees Act
- Crown Administration of Estates Act
- Declarations of Death Act, 2002
- Estates Act
- Estates Administration Act
- Perpetuities Act
- Powers of Attorney Act
- Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- Settled Estates Act
- Substitute Decisions Act, 1992
- Succession Law Reform Act
- Trustee Act
- Variation of Trusts Act
Other
- Age of Majority and Accountability Act
- Civil Remedies Act, 2001
- Donation of Food Act, 1994
- Executive Council Act
- Good Samaritan Act, 2001
- Human Trafficking Awareness Day Act, 2017
- Libel and Slander Act
- Lieutenant Governor Act
- Members’ Integrity Act, 1994
- Ontario Association of Former Parliamentarians Act, 2000
- Prohibiting Profiting from Recounting Crimes Act, 2002
- Religious Freedom Act
- Revised Statutes Confirmation and Corrections Act, 1993
- Time Act
Democracy Statutes
Updated: October 20, 2023
Published: March 31, 2018