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Tribunals Ontario is adding four more Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) forms to the Tribunals Ontario Portal and introducing a new self-scheduling feature that will allow applicants to select their preferred hearing date and timeslot available for their application type. “With these new enhancements to the Tribunals Ontario Portal, we are providing an end-to-end digital… Continue Reading LTB: News Release
Tribunals Ontario Portal Updated with a New Scheduling Feature and More Forms

Scheduling Beginning in mid-November and until the end of the year, Landlord and Tenant Board’s (LTB) scheduling plan will focus on previously adjourned matters such as older landlord and tenant applications, and case management hearings for Above Guideline Increase (AGI) applications. Adjourned matters and AGIs make up a large proportion of the LTB’s aging caseload.… Continue Reading LTB: Operational Update
October 2022 Update

Sean Weir, Executive Chair of Tribunals Ontario, and Harry Gousopoulos, Executive Director of Tribunals Ontario, issued the following statement in response to the Ombudsman’s Office Annual Report released on August 10, 2022: “We have reviewed the Ombudsman’s Office 2021-2022 Annual Report and we are steadfast in our commitment to providing fair, effective and timely access… Continue Reading TO: News Release
Statement on Ombudsman’s Office 2021-2022 Annual Report

Over the past two years, the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) has made significant progress in modernizing its services at a time when people expect user-friendly and convenient electronic options for interacting with government services. On July 28, 2022, the LTB added a button to the file summary page on the Tribunals Ontario Portal that… Continue Reading LTB: Operational Update
Tribunals Ontario Portal – New Process for Receiving Documents

On May 25, 2022, the LTB introduced a new Credit Card Payment Form that must be used by applicants filing applications and requests by mail or courier and paying fees by credit card. Applicants can no longer provide credit card information directly on an application or request and file by mail or courier. In these… Continue Reading LTB: Operational Update
Credit Card Payment Form

Several LTB Rules of Procedure have been amended to support the changes implemented with the Tribunals Ontario Portal. The amended Rules are now posted on our website and include: Rule 2.1: fee waiver requests may be submitted through the portal by Legal Representatives on behalf of their clients Rule 3.1(i) and 3.9: parties may serve… Continue Reading LTB: Operational Update
Rule Changes and New Consent to Disclosure Form

Today, Tribunals Ontario launched the Tribunals Ontario Portal – a new case management system that will transform how users engage with tribunals. First announced in March as part of the Ontario government’s Justice Accelerated strategy, the new system will streamline the dispute resolution process by allowing applications to be filed, processed, and scheduled online. The… Continue Reading TO: News Release
Tribunals Ontario Launches “Tribunals Ontario Portal”

Effective December 31, 2021, the LTB will be decommissioning its fax machines assigned to regional offices. This means that except for a limited number of circumstances the LTB will no longer accept any documents, including applications, by fax. The LTB recognizes that for some parties who don’t have access to a computer and/or internet or… Continue Reading LTB: Operational Update
Decommissioning of Fax on December 31, 2021