Edition dates and review period
Monday edition: March 9, 2026. Coverage: March 2, 2026 to March 8, 2026. Actually published: October 7, 2026.
This is a reconstructed archive edition, not a claim of publication on the edition date. Items are assigned by announcement, decision or effective date; later official case summaries are identified. Some historical archives were incomplete or inaccessible. This is a selected review, not an exhaustive record of every court decision or development.
Permitted Criminal Code summary-conviction matters — Oshawa introduces a criminal case-management pilot
March 2, 2026 — The OCJ pilot covers qualifying adult out-of-custody first appearances from March 2 and separates represented and self-represented streams. Coverage of this process does not expand the criminal matters a paralegal may handle.
WSIB, WSIAT and workplace compensation — WSIAT revises its guides
March 6, 2026 — WSIAT announced revisions to its guides, including clarification of the medical-assessor definition. Other changes include presentation and formatting updates.
Social assistance, disability benefits and social-security appeals — SST explains the forthcoming EI appeal transition
March 5, 2026 — SST’s March notice explains that new first-level EI appeals move to the Employment Insurance Board of Appeal on April 1. Existing General Division cases continue under the transition arrangements.
The source carries a March 5 update date; the operative change is April 1.
Other coverage areas
No significant update was verified in the sources reviewed for this period for the areas below. This does not establish that no development or decision occurred.
- LSO, licensing, professional conduct and notary practice
- Small Claims Court, debt and civil disputes within its jurisdiction
- LTB, residential tenancies and non-profit housing co-operatives
- Provincial offences, traffic, municipal by-laws and administrative penalties
- Human rights and discrimination
- Employment standards and labour relations
- Administrative tribunals: LAT, OLT, ARB, ACRB, FSC, CFSRB and other authorised proceedings
- Refugee and immigration tribunal proceedings: RPD, RAD, ID and IAD
- Relevant Ontario and federal court decisions, appeals and scope-of-practice developments
About this news coverage
The archive explains the digest’s coverage areas and the limits of professional services.
This article is not legal advice. Rules and procedures may change, and the result depends on the facts of each matter.