Search for court cases online

Learn how to search and view Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Justice court case information online.

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Changing how you access the courts in Toronto

Starting October 14, 2025, the process for searching court cases online will vary based on the region where the matter is held.

You must use the Ontario Courts Public Portal for cases in the Toronto region.

You must use the Justice Services Online portal for cases outside the Toronto region.

Use Ontario Courts Public Portal to search cases in the Toronto region

You can use the Ontario Courts Public Portal to search for the following types of cases:

civil
Divisional Court
bankruptcy
Small Claims Court
enforcement
family

Available search options include:

case search to find case(s) by case type, court location, case number, and other criteria
party search to locate case(s) by searching for a party name
calendar search, to view court event records by location, date, and more

You can only use this tool to search for court case information. You can't use this tool's information in any other way, including saving, copying or sharing it.

Your session will expire if you’re inactive for 40 minutes.

If you are not able to find the information you need, you may contact the court office where the case was, or is being heard.

Search for court cases in the Toronto Region

Use Justice Services Online portal to search cases outside the Toronto region

For all case types, you can use this tool to search:

court case title
Superior Court of Justice file number
Ontario Court of Justice Information number
court location
next event/hearing type and date (if scheduled)
publication bans

Civil cases in the Superior Court of Justice

For civil cases in the Superior Court of Justice, you can use this tool to search:

name of the legal representative of the person or company
claim amount
date the case was opened
most recent order type and date

Criminal cases in the Superior Court of Justice

For criminal cases in the Superior Court of Justice, you can use this tool to search:

name of the legal representative of the person or company
date the accused person was committed to stand trial in the Superior Court of Justice

For criminal cases in the Ontario Court of Justice, you can use this tool to search:

date on which the Information was sworn

This search tool won't show cases with public access restrictions due to laws or court orders. It will let you know if a court case is subject to a publication ban. The search tool may not reflect a publication ban that was recently granted. You must check with the right courthouse to see if a case has a publication ban. Confirm the details of the ban and follow any restrictions.

This search tool will only provide information about active criminal cases either:

with a future court date
with a court date within the past 7 days
where a bench warrant issued within the past 5 years

You can only use this tool to search for court case information. You cannot use this tool for anything else, including saving, copying, or sharing the information.

If you are not able to find the information you need, you may contact the court office where the case was, or is being heard.

Find court case information

Search court cases by entering the:

type of case
name of one of the people involved
name of one of the businesses involved
year of birth of an accused person (Ontario Court of Justice criminal searches only)
Superior Court of Justice file number
Ontario Court of Justice Information number
location of the courthouse where the case is being heard