Tribunals and Courts
All questions by topic
Landlord and Tenant Board
I want to make changes to my tribunal hearing. What can I do?
2,118If my landlord gives me an eviction notice, do I have to move?
59,494What are my options before my eviction hearing?Updated September 22
43,401What happens at an eviction hearing?
50,164Can I stop the eviction by paying what I owe?
60,826What if I do not go to my eviction hearing?
79,449What should I do to prepare for an eviction hearing?
25,877The LTB had a hearing and made an eviction order. What can I do?
21,469What if my landlord got an eviction order without a hearing?Updated September 22
19,796What happens if there is an eviction order and I do not move?
142,169What happens to my stuff if I’m evicted?
107,073What problems can I apply to the LTB about?
10,404I’m taking my landlord to the LTB. How do I present my case?
13,526I’m taking my landlord to the LTB. Can we settle without a hearing?
9,503I’m taking my landlord to the LTB. How do I prepare for my hearing?
12,375I’m taking my landlord to the LTB. How do I change the hearing date?
7,516Can I stop paying rent to get my landlord to do something?
26,085What if my landlord harasses me or invades my privacy?
130,639What if my place has cockroaches, bedbugs, or other pests?
80,959Can I take my landlord to the LTB if they won’t fix something?
46,228Can I apply to the LTB if my landlord cuts off my electricity or other services?
13,104Can I apply to the LTB if my landlord harasses me or invades my privacy?
13,810What if I already paid an illegal charge or rent increase?
15,232What can I do if my landlord locks me out illegally?
20,870What if my landlord won’t let me get my stuff after I was evicted?
45,340Social Benefits Tribunal
I want to make changes to my tribunal hearing. What can I do?
2,118I disagree with an ODSP decision. What can I do?
16,910Can I appeal a decision about ODSP?
20,583Can I get ODSP money while waiting for an ODSP appeal decision?
8,773I gave my ODSP appeal form to the Social Benefits Tribunal. Now what?
8,739How do I prepare for an ODSP hearing at the Social Benefits Tribunal?
8,989What happens at a Social Benefits Tribunal ODSP appeal?
12,339I disagree with a decision from OW. What can I do?
12,899How do I appeal an OW decision to the Social Benefits Tribunal?
8,630Can I get OW money while waiting for an OW appeal decision?
8,396I gave my OW appeal form to the Social Benefits Tribunal. Now what?
7,498How do I prepare for an OW hearing at the Social Benefits Tribunal?
5,293What happens at a Social Benefits Tribunal OW appeal?
12,311Criminal court
I missed my court date. What happens now?
104,752I cannot make it for my court date. What do I do?
72,915I have an emergency and cannot make it for my court date. What do I do?
80,352Can I transfer my case to another court?
25,334How can I get my criminal charges dropped?
60,568Should I sign a peace bond in my criminal case?
17,484What is diversion?
38,357What happens on my first court date for a criminal offence?
41,092What documents does the Crown have to give me?
19,743What is a preliminary inquiry?
11,749What is a Crown pre-trial?
26,207What is a judicial pre-trial?
47,036I do not speak English or French. What are my rights?
6,954Family court
Can I have my family law trial in French?
2,588I have a family court date in the Superior Court of Justice. What should I do?
10,028I have a family court date in the Ontario Court of Justice. What should I do?
7,702Why do I want to go to family court?
11,134Can we stop our family case and try to solve our problems another way?
20,803What if I have family court and criminal court at the same time?
15,109Which court do I start my family law case at?
8,404How do I start a family law court case?
28,036How do I respond to a family law court case?
13,536What does serving your documents mean in a family court case?
33,334What is a continuing record and how do I prepare one?
18,435What is a financial statement? What documents do I have to give my partner?
44,877What happens at a first court date in my family court case?
20,167What is an offer to settle in a family court case?
28,130What is the Mandatory Information Program in my family court case?
29,620What is a case conference in my family case and what happens at one?
45,474What is a settlement conference in my family case and what happens at one?
28,770What is a trial management conference in my family case and what happens at one?
19,967What happens at a family law trial?
35,003What happens after my family law trial?
11,478How do I change my court order?
17,624How do I bring a motion to change child support?
47,688How do I bring a motion to change spousal support?
18,591How do I bring a motion to change a court order about parenting arrangements?
45,464What is a motion on consent in family law and what happens at one?
17,377What is a motion without consent in family law and what happens at one?
18,246What is an urgent motion with notice in family law and what happens at one?
27,010What is an emergency or ex parte motion in family law and what happens at one?
51,345Courts and partner abuse
What if I need a court order quickly to deal with an abusive partner?
12,602What if I have family court and criminal court at the same time?
15,109What is a restraining order?
43,787How do I ask for a restraining order in my family law application?
13,648How do I ask for a restraining order in a family law motion?
13,760How do I apply for a peace bond?
63,859Should I sign a peace bond?
25,109Should I sign a peace bond in my criminal case?
17,484Human Rights Tribunal
I want to make changes to my tribunal hearing. What can I do?
2,118I have a disability. What are my rights at work?
14,590How do I make a claim to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario?
50,348My case is going to a hearing at the HRTO. How do I prepare?
3,390What happens at a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario hearing?
3,754What happens at mediation at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario?
4,235I have mobility issues. Does my landlord have to make adjustments to the rental unit for me?
5,290Small Claims Court
How can I sue in Small Claims Court?
78,732How do I sue my former employer in Small Claims Court?
18,761I made a Small Claims Court claim against my employer. What do I do next?
8,473Small Claims Court ordered my employer to pay me. How do I get the money?
8,522How do I start a claim with the Small Claims Court online service?
12,944How do I fill out a Plaintiff’s Claim using the online service?
5,531I filed a claim with the Small Claims online service. What happens next?
7,390How do I change a claim I filed with the Small Claims online service?
9,704How do I stop a claim I filed using the Small Claims online service?
8,377I filed online for liquidated damages. Can I get a default judgment?
5,594I filed online for non-liquidated damages. Can I get default judgment?
6,587What if I do not agree with the defendant’s terms of payment?
5,872I’m being sued by someone in Small Claims Court. What should I do?
61,831I’ve been noted in default at Small Claims Court. What can I do?
11,226What can I do if there’s a default judgment against me?
15,105I lost in Small Claims Court, but cannot afford to pay. What can I do?
149,622What happens at my Small Claims Court trial?
11,428How do I enforce a court order against someone to give back my property?
24,511How do I collect the money I’m owed?
50,916Can I find out about the finances of someone who owes me money?
11,326Can the court take money from someone’s bank account if I have a court order against them?
24,047Can a court make someone sell property to pay me if I have a court order against them?
28,870Where can I get legal help and information about my Small Claims issue?
19,469