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.
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