On June 16, 2025, Ontario Regulation 50/25 introduced several important amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure.

Extensive amendments to the Small Claims Court Rules came into force on June 1, 2025. See more...

Changes to the speculation and vacancy tax and a new BC flipping tax are effective from 1 January 2025. Read more...

The Family Law Rules in relation to costs have been amended. The amended r 24 confirms that an award of costs in family law cases is a summary process. The court can exercise a broad range of discretion when making an award for costs. Read more...

The binding judicial dispute resolution hearing process is now active in Ontario under r 43 of the Family Law Rules. Read more...

From February 1, 2025, all businesses registered in the Ontario Business Registry need a company key to file annual returns, update their business information in the registry, or conduct transactions through the Ontario Business Registry self-serve portal.