Your First Court Appearance During COVID-19

*Information is subject to change based on the Ontario Court of Justice COVID-19 notices which can be found here: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/covid-19/

If your first court date was between the dates of March 16, 2020 and July 3, 2020, your court matter has been automatically adjourned to future court dates that have been posted here. Subject to COVID-19 notices, you will have to be present for that new first appearance date either in person, teleconference, or videoconference (check the OCJ notice for future details). Failure to appear for your first court date may result in a warrant for your arrest and a criminal charge of failure to appear for court. If you have already retained a lawyer, they will be able to attend court on your behalf during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before your First Court Appearance

Before your first court appearance, you will want to meet with your lawyer to discuss how your case will progress and to give them information that may be helpful in understanding the criminal charges against you. You should also gather various documentation and bring it with you to your meeting including

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