Court of Queen’s Bench
- Court of Queen’s Bench Civil Search Portal - Search requests for procedure records may now be made online. The initial search cost is $10, and certified copies of filed court documents are an additional $10 per document.
Provincial Court
Court of Appeal
- Civil Search Request Form (CTS 3859)
- Search request fees
- CAMS (Court of Appeal Management System) - Once registered, users can access the electronic court file for their own cases and view other information about their appeals including the full text of all filed documents, deadlines, hearing dates, and results. In order to register for an account, one must be a lawyer, work in a law firm, or be a self-represented litigant with a matter before the Court of Appeal.
General Advice
- Guide to Searching Court Records - CPLEA, the Centre for Public Legal Education of Alberta.
Archived Court Records
- Court documents (where available) are available for immediate download (fees apply).
- Documents not available for immediate download, may be requested from the court registry (fees apply). Other documents may be prohibited for non-parties (sealed matters, family matters, etc.)
- Registration required
- Civil: search by party name, deceased name, court file number, or by date range.
- Appeals: search by case number or by party name.
- Traffic/Criminal: search by participant name, file number or agency.
See also Finding court records and transcripts - SFU
- Court Index search (from Feb. 28, 2010) - includes civil, small claims, probate and bankruptcy cases
- Court Services DOJ Transcript Order Form
- Court of Queen’s Bench Court Registry Locations
- Court of Appeal - Access to Proceedings and Documents
- Supreme Court - General & Family Division - Access to Proceedings and Documents
- Provincial Division - Provincial Court Online Requests
- Newfoundland and Labrador probate, estate and related records, 1819-1899
Court Registries - Call or visit
- Court Registries - Call to request search of the Civil Index.
- Form to request audio recording of court proceedings
- Information for Media and Public
- Guidelines Regarding Media and Public Access (see pg 13)
- Form A - Court Records Request
- Access to Court Records Policy (pdf)
- Transcript and Appeal Book Requests
- ONe-Key
- ONe-Key does not provide access to court documents. It provides access to some limited information from the court file, such as the names of counsel representing the various parties, the latest step or order made in the proceeding, and the amount claimed in the proceeding. A ONe-Key account is also used to issue and file court documents via the court’s online portals. There is no cost to register or to search court files; regular court filing fees must be paid when issuing/filing documents (except where the document being filed has no associated fee).
- Court Services Division Policies and Procedures on Public Access to Court Files, Documents and Exhibits (pdf)
- Court of Appeal for Ontario Records Office
General
Supreme Court
Provincial Court
- Available with a monthly subscription only.
- Direct online access to civil, criminal and penal judicial records from Quebec courthouses and municipal courts.
- Plumitifs are coded only in French.
Guide to Court Records - archival
- Access to Court Records - General Information
- Public Access to Court Records in Saskatchewan - Guidelines for the Media and the Public (pdf)
- Request for Access to Court Records form - Updated (pdf)
- Access to Transcripts
- Case summaries search
- Archived court records - >25 years old
Supreme Court
- Access to Audio Recordings of Court Proceedings (pdf)
- Copying and Scanning of Court Registry Documents
Territorial Court
Inspired by material prepared by Sarah Richmond (Windsor Law alumna, 2011), with assistance from CALL/ACBD members from across Canada.
Last updated Dec 2, 2021 AD