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Annual Report
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
- Summary of Final Opinion
- 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
- 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