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Updates/ Rules of Civil Procedure | O. Reg. 520/22

{1} Introduce two new unsworn lawyer’s certificates of service to prove that the document was either served by the lawyer or caused to be served by the lawyer.

{2} Designate the lawyer’s certificate of service, as well as electronic filing of certain enforcement documents, as an exception to the general rule that self-represented litigants may perform any step assigned to lawyers under the rules;

{3} Update the name & terminology of the Form 16C certificate of service available to the Sheriff

{4} Update references to affidavits of service to clarify applicable forms of proof of service

Updates/ The Rules of the Small Claims Court | O. Reg. 521/22

{1} Introduce new unsworn lawyer or paralegal’s certificate of service to prove that a document was either served by the lawyer or paralegal or caused to be served by the lawyer or paralegal

{2} Update existing provisions that refer to the use of affidavit’s of service

{3} Move the provision about proof of service within the service rule (Rule 8) for better organization

{4} Update references to affidavits of service to clarify the applicable forms of proof

{5} Prescribe a revised version of the Form 8A affidavit of service – to better capture existing service methods & to add information about using a lawyer or paralegal’s certificate of service as an alternative form of proof of service