Ontario Annual Practice provides up-to-date, comprehensive assistance for the practicing bar, judiciary, and administrative tribunals in all aspects of litigation, with all relevant legislation and rules of procedure (including the Family Law Rules and the Small Claims Court Rules), as well as monthly eNotes that provide annotated current court decisions in one text.

In early 2026, subscribers for 2025-26 will be provided with a unannotated version of the new consolidated rules, with commentary, that result from Civil Rules Review once they are finalized.

New in this Edition

Legislation- This edition is current to Ontario Gazette Vol. 158:10 (March 8, 2025).
Updates to Rules of Civil Procedure are current to 0. Reg. 50/25 (in force June 16, 2025), Family Law Rules are current to 0. Reg. 10/25 (in force January 22, 2025), and Small Claims Court Rules are current to 0. Reg. 3/25 (in force June 1, 2025)
Practice Direction and Notices current to May 12, 2025.

New Developments :

Actions within the Small Claims Court's jurisdiction may not be commenced in the Superior Court of Justice except with leave of that court which may be obtained without notice).
Word and page limits for appellate factums in the Court of Appeal and Divisional Court, and certification that the authorities cited in the factum are authentic.
Bifurcation orders no longer require consent, except at a case conference, and can be made on a motion.
Rules allowing judges of both the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal to make orders related to vexatious proceedings including appeals and reviews of these orders
Motions or applications by a litigation guardian for approval of a settlement may be made without notice to any party
New rule 49.14 and disclosure requirements regarding the terms of binding partial settlement agreements

Updates to case law current to April 1, 2025 and include:

Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest c. Territoires du Nord-Ouest (Education, Culture et Formation) (SCC) on the Dore framework
York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (SCC) - constitutionality on judicial review of a Charter right
Auer v. Auer, (SCC) - Reasonableness standard applied to review of subordinate legislation
Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc. (SCC) on the Sattva and Tercon principles and the Sale of Goods Act.

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Ontario Annual Practice, 2025-2026 Edition

Ontario Annual Practice, 2025-2026 Edition