19 July 2026
Small Claims Court jurisdiction and how to size a claim
The $50,000 section 23 monetary limit, what counts toward it, splitting rules, and when to abandon the excess or issue in Superior Court.
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Ontario legal guides
Plain-language explanations of the topics behind our calculators. These guides are general legal information - not legal advice. Every guide links to the official source.
Small Claims Court
19 July 2026
Ontario Small Claims Court fees in 2026
2026 clerk fees under O. Reg. 332/16 - claim, defence, motions, judgment, enforcement - with the frequent-claimant definition.
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Small Claims Court costs and the section 29 cap
How the 15% ordinary cap on costs other than disbursements works, when the exception can apply, and what Rule 14 offers can trigger.
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Wage and bank garnishment after a Small Claims Court judgment
The Wages Act 20% rule, Rule 20.08 joint-debt default, protected funds, and what the calculator cannot decide about ownership or support.
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Ontario Small Claims Court deadlines: Rule 3.01, six-month service, and before-hearing planning
How Rule 3.01 counts after-event deadlines, how Rule 8.01(2) sets the six-month claim-service window, and when at-least-N-days-before-hearing planning applies.
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The 20-day Small Claims Court Defence deadline
How Rule 9.01 sets the deadline, how Rule 3.01 counts time, and how weekends and holidays under Rule 1.02 roll the deadline forward.
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Defendant's Claim in the Ontario Small Claims Court
Rule 10.01: when the 20-day Defendant's Claim window starts, who it can be brought against, and how the $50,000 limit applies.
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19 July 2026
How to calculate Ontario rent arrears
Charging rent by period, applying the rent deposit, allocating tenant payments in date order, and preparing an LTB-ready ledger.
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Daily compensation after termination of a tenancy
Where daily compensation under the Residential Tenancies Act comes from, when it starts, and how it differs from rent.
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Ontario rent-increase rules, explained
2026 and 2027 guidelines, the 12-month rule, the 90-day written-notice rule, N1 vs N2, and the post-15 November 2018 exemption.
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19 July 2026
Ontario prejudgment interest, explained
How prejudgment interest is set under the Courts of Justice Act, when it starts, and what rate applies to your quarter.
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Ontario postjudgment interest, explained
How postjudgment interest runs from the date of the order, how the quarterly rate is picked, and how partial payments are applied.
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HST on legal fees and disbursements
The CRA agency principle for lawyer disbursements: which pass through without HST and which are re-billed with HST.
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How to read an Ontario legal invoice
Common line items on a lawyer's bill, where HST applies, retainer credits, and questions to ask before you pay.
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19 July 2026
How to research Canadian law on CanLII
Turning a question into concepts, running broad, balanced and narrow searches, verified CanLII syntax, filters, noting up, and evaluating results.
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How to read and brief a Canadian court decision
Style of cause, procedural history, material facts, issues, disposition, governing rule or test, ratio and obiter, and separate reasons.
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How to verify a Canadian legal citation
Identify the source type, collect metadata from the source itself, check every field, and understand what generators and checkers cannot do.
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