What to know before going to court in Orangeville

Checked October 27, 2026. General information, not legal advice. Arrangements change; confirm with the court before you go.

Location and office hours

The Orangeville (County of Dufferin) Courthouse sits in downtown Orangeville at 10 Louisa Street, Orangeville, Ontario L9W 3P9. Inside are both trial courts. The Ontario Court of Justice takes most criminal cases, among them first appearances, bail and youth matters, while jury trials and the most serious charges go to the Superior Court of Justice. Family, civil and small claims matters are heard here as well.

Office hours

• Court offices: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
• Counter service: weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Parking and arrival

Where to park. Downtown, the Town of Orangeville operates municipal parking lots that are free to use. These include 82 Broadway, reached from Broadway and Armstrong Street, and 90 and 112 Broadway, reached from Armstrong Street.

Downtown street parking is free too, including on Broadway between Wellington Street West and Louisa Street, but it has a two-hour limit. A morning at court can easily run longer than that, so a lot is usually the better bet. Watch for posted signs.

Get there 30 minutes before your time. The province's advice is to arrive half an hour before your scheduled appearance, and going through security may take much of it.

Going through security

Screening applies to everyone coming through the entrance, and bags can be searched once more before you go into a courtroom. Allow a little extra time, especially ahead of the morning courts.

• Keep pocket knives, utility knives and any other item that could be seen as a weapon at home. Prohibited items may be confiscated, and you may be refused entry.
• Photography and video recording are not permitted in the courthouse unless a judge allows it.

Which courtroom to go to

Your appearance notice, summons or release papers list your court date and time, and usually your courtroom. Have them with you.

The latest courtroom schedule posted by the Ontario Court of Justice for Orangeville shows:

• Courtroom 202 hears adult criminal case management from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Monday to Friday. Youth and federal case management are also heard there on Monday mornings.
• Courtroom 101 handles plea court, trial readiness court and judge-led case management, which sits at 3:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday and first Thursday of each month.

These assignments can change. Where your paperwork names another courtroom, follow the paperwork or ask at the information counter.

Courtroom etiquette

• Once you arrive, check in with the registrar, the court clerk at the front.
• Silence your phone or turn it off, and keep it out of sight.
• Take off hats and sunglasses, unless you wear them for religious or medical reasons.
• Food and drinks are not allowed.
• Rise when the judge enters or leaves, and when you address the judge.
• If court is already sitting, you may need to wait at the door for a break.

Understanding your first appearance

Your trial does not take place on your first court date. Criminal cases typically come back to court several times before they are finished. The early appearances are for obtaining disclosure (the evidence the Crown holds), speaking with the Crown and deciding where the case goes next.

Help is available if you have no lawyer yet:

• On the day of your first appearance, you can talk with duty counsel, the Legal Aid lawyers at the courthouse. To reach duty counsel, call Legal Aid Ontario at 1-800-668-8258.
• To find out about your case, contact the Crown Attorney's office. Keep your full name, date of birth, charges, police occurrence number (from your release papers) and contact details nearby when you call.
• Judges, court staff and Crown counsel are not able to give you legal advice.

Have a lawyer already? Find out whether you need to be there in person. On many case-management dates, a lawyer can file a designation and appear for you, so you might not have to come to the courthouse.

Make every court date. Missing a required appearance can lead to a warrant for your arrest and another charge. If something is going to stop you from attending, contact the court or speak to a lawyer before the date.

Joining court by Zoom

Orangeville's case-management courts hear many appearances remotely. The Ontario Court of Justice publishes a Zoom meeting ID, passcode and telephone dial-in number for each courtroom, and those details are repeated in the contacts section further down this page. Use them only where your paperwork, your lawyer or the court has said you may appear remotely.

A remote appearance calls for the same conduct as a courtroom. Connect from a quiet, private place and follow the court's remote appearance code of conduct.

Accessibility help

To request a disability accommodation for a court proceeding, such as real-time captioning, a temporary wheelchair or an assistive listening device, reach out to the courthouse accessibility coordinator as early as you can:

• Jacey Evans, accessibility coordinator
• [email protected]
• 519-941-7460

Let the coordinator know the accommodation you need, the court address, your court file number and the date and time of the proceeding. If some of that information is missing, get in touch anyway.

Zoom details and contacts

Courthouse contacts

Published court information

Common questions

Sources

• Ontario.ca: Orangeville (County of Dufferin) Courthouse, hours, contacts and accessibility ↗
• Ontario Court of Justice: Orangeville courtrooms and Zoom details ↗
• Superior Court of Justice: Orangeville Courthouse ↗
• Town of Orangeville: Parking ↗
• Superior Court of Justice: Attending court in person ↗
• Ontario.ca: Going to criminal court ↗

Unofficial copy. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ontario courts. Source: Ontario Court of Justice, retrieved November 1, 2026.

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