SMALL CLAIMS COURT JURISDICTION AND APPEAL LIMIT, O. Reg. 626/00

• Jurisdiction: Ontario

Courts of Justice Act

ONTARIO REGULATION 626/00

SMALL CLAIMS COURT JURISDICTION AND APPEAL LIMIT

Consolidation Period: From January 1, 2020 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 343/19.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Jurisdiction

1. (1) The maximum amount of a claim in the Small Claims Court is $35,000. O. Reg. 626/00, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 439/08, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 343/19, s. 1.

(2) The maximum amount of a claim over which a deputy judge may preside is $35,000. O. Reg. 626/00, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 439/08, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 343/19, s. 1.

Appeal limit

2. (1) For the purposes of clause 31 (a) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $3,500. O. Reg. 317/11, s. 1; O. Reg. 343/19, s. 2.

(2) For the purposes of clause 31 (b) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $3,500. O. Reg. 317/11, s. 1 O. Reg. 343/19, s. 2.

3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 626/00, s. 3.