Written by David Sterns on April 22, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LITIGATORS\u2014 The Civil Rules Reform Report proposes that every civil case in Ontario be subject to a mandatory scheduling conference within one year of issuance.
According to the Report (PDF p. 13), approximately 60,000 civil actions were commenced in Ontario last year. Each of these would now require early judicial oversight\u2014even if only for the 15 minutes the Report suggests is sufficient.
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Let\u2019s do the math:
60,000 cases \u00d7 15 minutes = 15,000 hours of court time annually, just for scheduling.
Even assuming that 15 minutes is enough\u2014and that no case requires more time\u2014how will the courts absorb this demand?
Ontario has approximately 280 Superior Court judges, many of whom are assigned to family, criminal, or divisional court matters. Only a subset hears civil matters full-time\u2014and those judges are already stretched thin.
Add to that:
\u2022 Complex motions and certification hearings
\u2022 Urgent injunctions and contempt proceedings
\u2022 Case conferences, summary judgment motions, and now\u2026 more trials, as discovery is curtailed and early resolution becomes harder
Without a massive increase in the number of judges, this \u201cstreamlined\u201d system could end up bottlenecking the very access to justice it claims to promote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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