Alert
Court offices will be closed on Monday, October 2, 2023 in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Online filing services will remain available 24/7, including on October 2, 2023. However, any documents submitted through the online portals on that day will be marked as filed/issued on the next business day, October 3, 2023.
For Provincial Offences Act (POA) matters, the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice has issued an order extending various filing deadlines that fall on October 2, 2023 to October 3, 2023. In Ontario, POA court offices are administered by municipalities. Some of these court offices may be open on October 2, 2023. Contact your local POA office for further information.
Where possible, consider online filing of your civil claims, small claims or family law matters.
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: September 25, 2023
Published: March 31, 2018