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The Commercial List of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was established in 1991 for the hearing of certain actions, applications and motions in the Toronto Region involving issues of commercial law. To view the Commercial List Practice Direction dated April 1, 2002 click here.
Confirmation of Booking
Bookings made through OSCAR for the Commercial List are automatically confirmed. Upon making your reservation, you will immediately receive an email notifying you that your booking has been confirmed. You do not have to take any additional steps to confirm your Commercial List booking.
Eligible Matters
Matters matters which may be listed on the Commercial List are applications, motions and actions which in essence involve the following:
(a) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act;
(b) Bank Act, relating to realizations and priority disputes;
(c) Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and Canada Business Corporations Act;
(d) Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act;
(e) Limited Partnerships Act;
(f) Pension Benefits Act;
(g) Personal Property Security Act;
(h) Receivership applications and all interlocutory motions to appoint, or give directions to, receivers and receiver/managers;
(i) Securities Act;
(j) Winding-Up and Restructuring Act;
(k) Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, relating to credit unions and caisses populaires under administration or that are being wound up or liquidated; and
(l) such other commercial matters as a judge presiding over the Commercial List may direct to be listed on the Commercial List (See 771225 Ontario Inc. v. Bramco Holdings Co. Ltd., [1993] O.J. No. 1772 and Maple Valley Acres Limited v. CIBC, [1992] O.J. No. 2610).
Important Note: If your booking relates to a new matter that does not fall within categories (a) through (k) and you are relying on category (l) to bring your matter before the Commercial List, you must schedule a Chambers attendance to obtain authorization to proceed in the Commercial List.
If you reserve an attendance without proper authorization to proceed in the Commercial List, your reservation may be rejected by the Court Office or by the Judge before whom the matter is brought.