Court statistics: annual report

104 Pages·1996·8.1 MB·English

by  Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General

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PREFACE
The 1996/1997 Court Statistics Annual Report contains general information on activities of the
Ontario Court of Appeal, 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.
Pages 14 to 31 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 the 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/engIish/cad/cadstats.htm
Nota Bene
As a result of the labour dispute in February and March of 1996, data for 1995/96 may be under reported. Majority of
Charges/Matters/Claims received in March 1996 were not reported until April 1997.
February 1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE NO,
Glossary 8
COURTS ADMINISTRATION DIVISION OVERVIEW 9
SUMMARIES
Provincial
Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 14
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 15
Metropolitan Toronto
Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 16
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 17
Central East Re}?ion
Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 18
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 19
Central South Region
Ontai'io Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 20
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 21
Central West Region
Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 22
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 23
East Region
Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 24
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 25
North East Region
Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 26
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 27
North West Region
Ontario Court of Jiistice (Provincial Division) 28
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 29
South West Region
Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) 30
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 31
Part I Court of Appeal
1.1 Criminal Appeals 34
1.2 Civil Appeals 35
Part n Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) - Divisional court
2.1 Appeals and Applications for Judicial Review 39
Part HI Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) - Criminal
3.1 Criminal Jury and Non-Jury Actions - Summary 43
3.2 Non-Jury Criminal Court - Added 44
3.3 Non-Jury Criminal Court - Disposed and Pending 45
3.4 Jury Criminal Court - Added 46
3.5 Jury Criminal Court - Disposed and Pending 47
3.6 Summary Conviction Appeals 48
3.7 Young Offenders Act Appeals 49
Part rv Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) - Civil
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) -Family Court
Proceedings Commenced:
4.1 Statements of Claim - MV, FLA/CLRA, Other, Divorce 53
4.2 Applications - FLA/CLRA, Other, Estates 54
4.3 Construction Lien 55
4.4 Landlord and Tenant Act 56
4.5 Motions and Passing of Accounts 57
4.6 Notices of Garnishments Issued 58
4.7 Assessments 59
4.8 Examinations for Discovery 60
4.9 Pre-Trials - Civil and Criminal 61
4.10 Civil Jury and Non-Jury Summary - Trial Lists Activity 62
4.11 Civil Jury - Trial Lists Activity 63
4.12 MV and Other Acts - Trial Lists Activity 64
4.13 Civil Non-Jury Trial Lists Activity - FLA/CLRA 65
4.14 Civil Non-Jury Trial Lists Activity - Divorce 66
4.15 Civil Non-Jury Trial Lists Activity -Construction Lien 67
4.16 Status Hearings 68
4.17 Ontario Court (General Division) - Family Court summary 69
Part V Process Serving and Enforcement
5.1 Jurors Summoned and Processes received for service 72
5.2 Names searched and Executions Filed 73
Part VI Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) - Small Claims
6.1 Climes Filed 77
Part VII Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) Criminal and
Provincial Offences Courts
7.1 Received, Disposed and Pending - All Stamtes 80
7.2 Received, Disposed and Pending - Criminal Code Only 81
7.3 Received, Disposed and Pending - Narcotics Control Act/Food & Drug Act 82
7.4 Received, Disposed and Pending - Otlier Federal Acts 83
7.5 Received, Disposed and Pending - Liquor Control AcCLiquor License Act 84
7.6 Received, Disposed and Pending - Highway Traffic Act 85
7.7 Received, Disposed and Pending - OUier Provincial Statutes 86
7.8 Received, Disposed and Pending - Municipal By-Laws 87
7.9 Received, Disposed and Pending - Persons Charged 88
Part VIII Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) Youth Court
8.1 Received and Disposed - All Statutes 90
8.2 Age of Young Offenders Charged 91
Part IX Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) Family
9.1 Received and Disposed - All Statutes 94
9.2 Received and Disposed - Child and Family Services Act 95
9.3 Received and Disposed - Family Law Act/Children’s Law Act 96
9.4 Received and Disposed - Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Orders Act 97
9.5 Received and Disposed - Other Legislation 98
9.6 Aging of Dispositions - Child and family Services Act 99
9.7 Aging of Dispositions - FLA, CLRA,RESO and Otlier Legislation 100
Part X Courtroom Hours
10.1 Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) Court Hours 102
10.2 Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) Court Hours 103