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Consultations

Tribunals Ontario is committed to ongoing consultation with stakeholders and the public on issues of process, procedure, service and accessibility.

**Consultations**
Description	Documents for Consultation	Reply to	Closing date
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) is seeking input to improve its services and to facilitate more efficient dispute resolution.	Draft Revised Form 1: Individual Application Draft changes to the HRTO’s Rules to support a Digital-First Strategy Draft Public Hearing Docket to be posted on the HRTO website Draft process on how members of the public can arrange to observe a hearing		May 7, 2021 The consultation period has closed
Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) The Landlord and Tenant Board is seeking input on new and revised forms, form instructions and guidelines related to the changes to the RTA in Bill 184 that have not yet come into effect. For a summary of these changes, read the Backgrounder: Upcoming Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act. Bill 184, which amends the RTA, is now law, and its provisions are not a part of this consultation. The forms posted for consultation are not fillable. Once finalized, the forms will be designed in a fillable format.	New materials: Form L10: Application to Collect Money a Former Tenant Owes and Instructions Certificate of Service, Post-Tenancy Request to Use Alternative Service Form Revised materials: Rule Revisions and Additions Guideline 11: Eviction for Failure to Pay Rent Guideline 12: Eviction for Personal Use, Demolition, Repairs and Conversion Form L2: Application to End a Tenancy and Evict a Tenant and Form Instructions Form T5: Landlord Gave a Notice of Termination in Bad Faith and Form Instructions		February 5, 2021 The consultation period has closed. We carefully considered all the submissions. The feedback we received has helped us to make changes that better meet the needs of tenants, landlords and their representatives. We have captured those changes in a “What We Heard” document.

2020 Consultations

**2020 Consultations**
Description	Documents for Consultation	Reply to	Closing date
Assessment Review Board (ARB) The ARB is seeking input on proposed revisions to its Rules of Practice and Procedure. The ARB is proposing the following changes: reducing the Schedule of Events timelines from 66 - 104 weeks to 40 weeks removal of any reference to mediation streamlining, clarifying and re-positioning the rules and language to help with understanding processes	Proposed changes to ARB Rules for comment: ARB Rules of Practice & Procedure (PDF)		November 19, 2020 The consultation period has closed
Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) The Landlord and Tenant Board is seeking input on proposed revisions to its Rules, guidelines and forms.	Proposed changes to LTB Practice Directions, Rules: (HTML): Proposed changes to the LTB Rules of Procedure (PDF) Proposed changes to LTB Interpretation Guideline 1 – Adjourning and Rescheduling Hearings (PDF \| HTML) Proposed changes to the Practice Direction on Case Management Hearings (PDF \| HTML) Proposed changes to the Payment Agreement Form (PDF)		November 12, 2020 The consultation period has closed. What We Heard (PDF)