ONTARIO ATTORNEY GENERAL UW LIBRARY KF 180 068 [1995 96] STK Ontario Ministry of Court Statistics the Attorney General Annual Report Fiscal Year 1995/1996 KF 180 068 1995/96 Report number A - 22 068 1935 °^tario M- . Attorney the Court ® statistics. —r~—^ ISSUED ro n^ i/ / KF 180 068 1995/96 c!l Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney- ■ceneral, Court statistics. winistryofthi, ATTORIV£Y(;fcj^:^ library MINISTRY OF THB ATTORNEY GENERAL LAW LIBRARY PREPARED BY: MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT BRANCH INFORMATION PLANNING AND COURT STATISTICS 2ND FLOOR, 720 BAY STREET TORONTO, ONTARIO M5G 2K1 Telephone Number: (416) 326-2113 (416) 326-2160 Fax Number: (416) 326-4299 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from Ontario Council of University Libraries https://archive.0rg/details/mag_OOOOi979 PREFACE The 1995/1996 Court Statistics Annual Report contains general information on the activities of the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) - Divisional, Civil, Criminal, and Small Claims Courts, and Process Serving and Enforcement offices - and the Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) - Criminal, Youth, Provincial Offences, and Family Courts, on a three-year comparative basis. Included for the first time is separate data on the newly created General Division - Family Court which replaces the Unified Family Court - (locations are Barrie, Orillia, London, Kingston, Napanee and Flamilton). Pages 8 to 25 of the publication consist of Provincial and Regional summaries on a five-year comparative basis. Information Planning and Court Statistics has more detailed information available which, because of volume, cannot be included in this report. This information is available upon request in writing. The Annual Report is also available on diskette in a Lotus spreadsheet format or visit us at our web site: http:/www.gov.on.ca/ATG/english/cad/cadstats.htm Not a Bene As a result of the labour dispute in February and March of 1996, data for 1995/96 may be under reported. January 1997 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. Glossary 8 SUMMARIES Provincial Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 10 Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 11 Metropolitan Toronto Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 12 Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 13 Central East Region Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 14 Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 15 Central South Region Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 16 Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 17 Central West Region Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 18 Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 19 East Region Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 20 Ontario Coxirt of Justice (General Division) 21 North East Region Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 22 Ontario court of Justice (General Division) 23 North West Region Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 24 Ontario Coiut of Justice (General Division) 25 South West Region Ontario Corirt of Justice (Provincial Division) 26 Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 27 Part I Court of Appeal 1.1 Criminal Appeals 30 1.2 Civil Appeals 31 Part n Ontario Court of Justice ( General Division) - Divisional Court 2.1 Appeals and Applications for Judicial Review 35 Part in Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) - Criminal 3.1 Criminal Jury and Non-Jury Actions - Smnmary 39 3.2 Non-Jury Criminal Court - Added 40 3.3 Non-Jury Criminal Court - Disposed and Pending 41 3.4 Jmy Criminal Court - Added 42 3.5 Jury Criminal Court - Disposed and Pending 43 3.6 Summary Conviction Appeals 44 3.7 Young Offenders Act Appeals 45 Part IV Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) - Civil Proceedings Commenced: 4.1 Statements of Claim - MV, FLA/CLRA, Other, Divorce 48 4.2 Applications - FLA/CLRA, Other, Estates 49 4.3 Construction Lien 50 4.4 Landlord and Tenant Act 51 4.5 Motions and Passing of Accounts 52 4.6 Notices of Garnishment Issued 53 4.7 Assessments 54 4.8 Examinations for Discovery 55 4.9 Pre-Trials - Civil and Criminal 56 4.10 Civil Jury and Non-Jury Summary - Trial Lists Activity 57 4.11 Civil Jury - Trial Lists Activity 58 4.12 MV and Other Acts - Trial Lists Activity 59 4.13 Civil Non-Jiuy Trial Lists Activity - FLA/CLRA 60 4.14 Civil Non-Jury Trial Lists Activity - Divorce 61 4.15 Civil Non-Jury Trial Lists Activity - Construction Lien 62 4.16 Status Hearings 63 4.17 Ontario Court (General Division) - Family Court Summary 64 Part V Process Serving and Enforcement 5.1 Jurors Summoned and Processes Received for Service 66 5.2 Names Searched and Executions Filed 67 Part VI Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) - Small Claims 6.1 Claims Filed 71 Part VII Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) Criminal and Provincial Offences Courts 7.1 Received, Disposed and Pending - All Statutes 75 7.2 Received, Disposed and Pending - Criminal Code Only 76 7.3 Received, Disposed and Pending - Narcotics Control Act/Food & Drug Act 77 7.4 Received, Disposed and Pending - Other Federal Acts 78 7.5 Received, Disposed and Pending - Liquor Control Act/Liquor License Act 79 7.6 Received, Disposed and Pending - Highway Traffic Act 80 7.7 Received, Disposed and Pendmg - Other Pro\incial Statutes 81 7.8 Received, Disposed and Pendmg - Mimicipal By-Laws 82 7.9 Received, Disposed and Pendmg - Persons Charged 83 Part IX Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) Youth Court 8.1 Received and Disposed - All Statutes 86 8.2 Age of Young Offenders Charged 87 Part Vni Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) Family 9.1 Received, and Disposed - All Statutes 90 9.2 Received, and Disposed - Child and Family Services Act 91 9.3 Received, and Disposed - Family Law Reform Act/Children’s Law Reform Act 92 9.4 Received, and Disposed - Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Orders Act 93 9.5 Received, and Disposed - Other Legislation 94 9.6 Aging of Dispositions - Child and Family Services Act 95 9.7 Aging of Dispositions - FLA, CLRA, RESO and Other Legislation 96 Part X Courtroom Utilization 10.1 Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) Coiirt Hours 98 10.2 Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) Court Hours 99 GLOSSARY MV Motor Vehicle FLA/CLRA Family Law Act/Children’s Law Reform Act RESO Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Orders Act CFSA Child and Family Services Act YOA Young Offenders Act POA Provincial Offences Act CISS Court Input Statistics System ICON Integrated Court Offences Network ISCUS ICON Scheduling Courtroom Utilization Screen PI POA - Part 1 P2 POA - Part 2 P3 POA - Part 3