French Language Services

  1. Overview
  2. How to Request French Language Services
  3. Tribunal contact information

1.Overview

Tribunals Ontario is committed to ensuring that French language services are clearly visible, easily accessible, publicized and of equivalent quality to services offered in English. It’s your right under the French Language Services Act.

Phone services are available in French as are all of our forms and publications. A bilingual adjudicator or mediator will be assigned to a hearing or mediation where the application or appeal is submitted in French, a response is filed in French, or a party requests to participate in the proceedings in French. Some tribunals are required by law to hold a hearing or mediation within a certain time period. If a bilingual adjudicator or mediator is not available to conduct a hearing or mediation within that time, a French-English interpreter will be used.

Read the full Tribunals Ontario French Language Services Policy.

2. How to Request French Language Services

Complete the Request for French Language Services form and submit it to the tribunal as soon as possible so they can fulfill your request without delay.

The form has the email contact information for each tribunal.

Please note that if you have submitted an application/appeal or response in French, there's no need to submit this request form.

3. Tribunal contact information

Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB)

If you use the Tribunals Ontario Portal (TOP) to manage your LTB file, upload your completed request directly in your file by choosing "Request for French Language Services" under the list of documents. Otherwise, you can send your completed by email to LTB@ontario.ca.

Animal Care Review Board (ACRB)

Submit your completed form by email to ACRB.registrar@ontario.ca.

Assessment Review Board (ARB)

Submit your completed form by email to ARB.registrar@ontario.ca.

Child and Family Services Review Board (CFSRB)

Submit your completed form by email to CFSRB@ontario.ca.

Custody Review Board (CRB)

Submit your completed form by email to CFSRB@ontario.ca.

Fire Safety Commission (FSC)

Submit your completed form by email to FSCregistrar@ontario.ca.

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO)

Submit your completed form by email to HRTO.registrar@ontario.ca.

Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT)

Submit your completed form by email to LATregistrar@ontario.ca.

Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC)

Submit your completed form by email to OCPCregistrar@ontario.ca.

Ontario Parole Board (OPB)

Submit your completed form by email to OPBregistrar@ontario.ca.

Ontario Special Education Tribunals (OSETs)

Submit your completed form by email to OSET@ontario.ca.

Social Benefits Tribunal (SBT)

Submit your completed form by email to SBT.registrar@ontario.ca.