OCJ

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OCJ is the commonly used abbreviation for the Ontario Court of Justice, a provincial trial court in Ontario, Canada that handles criminal, family, and provincial offense matters.

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OCJ canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation
provincial trial court
alsoKnownAs OCJ
appealsTo Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
country Canada
courtLevel trial court
employs provincial court judges
establishedBy provincial legislation of Ontario
excludesJurisdictionOver divorce proceedings
most civil (non-family) matters
most large civil claims
fundedBy Government of Ontario
governedBy Courts of Justice Act (Ontario)
handles criminal matters
family matters
provincial offence matters
hasCourtHousesIn Hamilton
Kingston, Ontario
London, Ontario
Ottawa
Sudbury, Ontario
linked to: Sudbury

Thunder Bay
Toronto
Windsor, Ontario
hasHead Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice
hasJurisdictionOver Criminal Code of Canada offences
Youth Criminal Justice Act matters
certain family law matters
provincial offences legislation
hears first appearances in criminal matters
pleas in criminal matters
trials without jury in many criminal cases
higherCourt Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
jurisdiction Province of Ontario
linked to: Ontario
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Ontario
officialLanguage English
French
partOf court system of Ontario
region Ontario, Canada
standsFor Ontario Court of Justice
typeOfCases bail hearings
child protection matters
many indictable offences
sentencing hearings
summary conviction offences
support and custody matters within its jurisdiction

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Ontario Court of Justice alsoKnownAs OCJ
subject linked to: OCJ