Sending documents for your LTB hearing
Reviewed: January 31, 2024
There are many ways that you can send documents to your landlord and to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB).
| How to send | Deadline | Notes |
| 7 days before the hearing date
Example: If the hearing date is October 22, the last day you can send evidence on time is October 15. |
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| Tribunals Ontario Portal | 7 days before the hearing date |
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| Regular or registered mail | 12 days before the hearing date
Example: If the hearing is on October 22, the last day you can send evidence on time is October 10. |
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| Courier | 8 days before the hearing date
*There are special rules when you send evidence the day before a statutory holiday. |
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| Mailbox, mail slot, or sliding it under the door | 7 days before the hearing date |
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| In person | 7 days before the hearing date |
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| Fax | 7 days before the hearing date |
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You should send in your documents even if you have missed the deadline. Explain why they’re late.
| If you have more than one page of documents, you must number each page and include a table of contents.
Your table of contents is a list of your documents. In this list, include:
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When you send a document to the LTB, you must include:
You can learn more about sending documents in the LTB’s Practice Direction on Evidence and How to Serve a Landlord or Tenant with Documents. |
CLEO’s Steps to Justice has more information about housing issues. Visit stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/housing-law. This is general legal information for people in Ontario, Canada. It is not intended to be used as legal advice.
Vous pourriez avoir droit à des services en français du gouvernement et des fournisseurs désignés. Visitez justicepasapas.ca/droits-linguistiques-francophones.
