Ontario Court of Justice

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The Ontario Court of Justice is a provincial trial court in Ontario that handles most criminal cases, many family law matters, and provincial offence proceedings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court
provincial trial court
alsoKnownAs OCJ
appealsTo Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
country Canada
courtLevel trial court
courtType criminal court
family court
provincial offences court
createdBy Ontario provincial legislation
doesNotHaveJurisdictionOver divorce proceedings
most civil lawsuits
employs provincial court judges
fundedBy Government of Ontario
governedBy Courts of Justice Act (Ontario)
handles criminal cases
family law matters
provincial offence proceedings
hasCourthousesIn multiple locations across Ontario
hasHeadquartersIn Toronto
hasJurisdictionOver bail hearings for most criminal charges in Ontario
child protection proceedings in Ontario
most criminal offences under the Criminal Code in Ontario
provincial offences under Ontario statutes
some family law matters in Ontario
youth criminal justice matters in Ontario
hasWebsite https://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/
hearsCasesUnder Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario)
Criminal Code of Canada (federal jurisdiction)
surface form: Criminal Code (Canada)

Family Law Act (Ontario)
Provincial Offences Act (Ontario)
Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada)
jurisdiction Ontario
language English
French
locatedIn Ontario
surface form: Province of Ontario
overseenBy Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice
partOf courts of Ontario
surface form: Ontario court system
predecessor Ontario Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
surface form: Provincial Court of Ontario
region Common law jurisdiction

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Old City Hall (Toronto) usedBy Ontario Court of Justice
Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario) oversees Ontario Court of Justice
Court of Appeal for Ontario hearsAppealsFrom Ontario Court of Justice
this entity surface form: Ontario Court of Justice (in specified matters)
Old City Hall currentFunction Ontario Court of Justice
this entity surface form: Ontario Court of Justice courthouse
Old City Hall usedBy Ontario Court of Justice
Ontario Court of Justice predecessor Ontario Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Provincial Court of Ontario