Archives

The archived documents available on this page may be removed without further notice. They are provided for historical purposes only. The paper edition will continue to be the official and permanent document.

Annual Report

• 2013: HTML, PDF
• 2012: HTML, PDF
• 2011: HTML, PDF
• 2010: HTML, PDF
• 2009: HTML

Archived Publications of the Civil Rules Committee

• Civil Rules Committee Consultation (2008)
• Consultation Paper, Rule 57.07 (2004)
• Costs Grid Consultation Paper (2004)
• Costs Grid Consultation Paper (2002)

News

Opening of the Court

• Annual Opening the Court Speech: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2020 additional remarks, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
• The Opening of Courts Ceremony on YouTube: 2022, 2021

Rules

• Criminal Appeal Rules – Revoked November 1, 2021

Speeches

• Swearing-Out Ceremony: The Honourable Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2013)
• Advocates’ Society Retirement Party For Chief Justice Winkler – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2013)
• The Law Society of Upper Canada Call to the Bar Ceremony – A Tribute To The Honourable Justice Edward W. Ducharme – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2013)
• The Law Society of Upper Canada Call to the Bar Ceremony – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2013)
• Advice Upon Entry into Life as a Lawyer – Convocation Address – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2013)
• On Being a Specialist at Work and a Generalist in Life – Convocation Address – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2013)
• Reflections On “Pivotal” Life-Altering Events – Convocation Address – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2013)
• Swearing-Out Ceremony: The Honourable Justice Robert Patrick Armstrong – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2013)
• Mediation with a Difference: Accepting “No” in Dispute Resolution – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2012)
• Arbitration as a Cornerstone of Industrial Justice – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2011)
• Labour Arbitration and Conflict Resolution: Back to Our Roots – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2010)
• Family Law and Access to Justice: A time for Change – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2011)
• University Education and the Mediating Mind – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2011)
• Women’s Law Association of Ontario Meeting – Keynote Address – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2011)
• Annual Institute of Family Law – County of Carleton Law Association – Remarks by Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler (2011)
• Some Reflections On Judicial Mediation: Reality Or Fantasy? by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2010)
• Family Law – County of Carleton Law Association – Civil Litigation CLE Program by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2010)
• Commercial Arbitration and the Courts by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2010)
• On Becoming a Professional: What It Means to Be a Lawyer by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2010)
• Looking Back and Looking Forward on Learning by the Honourable Mr. Justice Stephen Goudge (2009)
• Professionalism and Proportionality by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2009) (PDF)
• The Vanishing Trial by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2008) (PDF)
• Evaluation of Civil Case Management in the Toronto Region: A Report on the Implementation of the Toronto Practice Direction and Rule 78 by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2008) (PDF)
• Making Ontario’s Courts Fully Accessible to Persons with Disabilities [Report of Courts Disabilities Committee] (2006)
• Eulogy for the Honourable Charles Leonard Dubin by the Honourable Justice Robert P. Armstrong(2008)
• Access to Justice by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2008)
• The Globalization of Class Actions by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2008)
• Caught In a Trap – Ethical Considerations for the Plaintiff’s Lawyer by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2008)
• Some Observations on Public Inquiries by the Honourable Dennis R. O’Connor Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (2007)
• Access to Justice Mediation: Panacea or Pariah? by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2007)
• Civil Justice Reform – the Toronto Experience by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2007)
• Swearing-In Speech by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler Chief Justice of Ontario (2007)
• 25th Anniversary of the Charter by the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry Chief Justice of Ontario (2007)
• Urban Alliance on Race Relations by the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry Chief Justice of Ontario (2007)
• The State of the Criminal Justice System in 2006: An Appellate Judge’s Perspective by the Honourable Mr. Justice Michael Moldaver (2006)
• Second Chance Scholarship by the Honourable Chief Justice R. Roy McMurtry (2002)
• The Future After Twenty Years Under the Charter by the Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Abella (2002)
• Judging in the 21st Century* by the Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella (2001)
• Role of the Courts and Counsel in Justice by the Honourable Chief Justice R. Roy McMurtry (2000)
• Judicial Role in a Democratic State by the Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella (2000)
• Professionalism Revisited by the Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella (1999)
• Appellate Advocacy in an Abbreviated Setting by the Honourable Mr. Justice George D. Finlayson (1999)
• Forget the Wind Up and Make the Pitch: Some Suggestions for Writing More Persuasive Factums by the Honourable Mr. Justice John I. Laskin (1999)
• Five Most Significant Decisions in the Courts in the Past Year by the Honourable Mr. Justice Stephen T. Goudge (CBA-Toronto Speaker’s Lunch: Continuing Legal Education) (1999)
• Address to CBAO Civil Litigation/Insurance Sections End of Term Dinner on Summary Judgment Motions and Appeals by the Honourable Mr. Justice George D. Finlayson

Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA) (C65807)

• Final Opinion
  • Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2019 ONCA 544
• Summary of Final Opinion
  • Summary of Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2019 ONCA 544
• Taped Proceedings
  • April 15, 2019, Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEEtzqU78Mg
  • April 16, 2019, Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v5TLRY00Ug
  • April 17, 2019, Day 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QjUOx0Oxe8
  • April 18, 2019, Day 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkKutJWkdsU
  • To view in Vimeo: https://vimeopro.com/user64474879/c65807

Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General) (C65861)

• Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 732
• Taped Proceedings
  • To view in Vimeo: June 10, 2019 to June 11, 2019

Restoule v. Canada (Attorney General) (C66455 & C68595)

• Judgment: Restoule v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 ONCA 779
  • Public Overview
• Broadcasting orders: Stage One Order & Stage Two Order
• Stage One Taped Proceedings
  • To view in Vimeo: April 13-28, 2021
• Stage Two Taped Proceedings
  • To view in Vimeo: June 1-3, 2021