Small Claims Court is a division of which court?

• A. Superior Court of Justice
• B. Court of Appeal for Ontario
• C. Ontario Court of Justice
• D. Ontario Court of Appeal

Answer: (A)

Small Claims Court sits as a division of the Superior Court of Justice. In Ontario, the Superior Court of Justice is the main trial court for civil matters, while Small Claims Court handles simpler civil disputes with its own streamlined procedures. This division allows faster, less formal proceedings but under the same overall judicial framework as the larger trial court.

The other courts have different roles: the Court of Appeal for Ontario (the province’s highest court for appeals) handles appellate review, and the Ontario Court of Justice deals with a different set of matters, including less serious criminal cases and family law issues. Because Small Claims is a civil, low-complexity track, it belongs under the Superior Court of Justice, not the appellate court or the Ontario Court of Justice.