Four areas. One standard.
Licensed paralegal services across the matters Ontario residents face most often — from a 401 speeding ticket to a summary criminal charge, a small claims dispute, or a Landlord and Tenant Board hearing. Each area is briefed below with the typical matters and a link to deeper resources where they exist.
Traffic & Provincial Offences
Highway Traffic Act and Provincial Offences Act matters across Ontario — from a basic speeding ticket to a stunt driving charge that comes with a roadside licence suspension. The work is rarely just about beating the fine; it's about protecting the abstract, holding the line on demerit points, and minimising the insurance impact that often dwarfs the ticket itself.
Most files resolve through Early Resolution meetings with the Prosecutor, where we negotiate reductions in speed, points, or charge classification. Trials happen when the evidence supports it — calibration challenges, identification issues, Charter motions on the stop.
- Speeding (HTA s.128)
- Stunt Driving (HTA s.172) — roadside suspension and 14-day impound
- Careless Driving (HTA s.130) — often laid after collisions, 6 points
- Distracted Driving / handheld device (HTA s.78.1)
- Drive Suspended (HTA s.53) — minimum $1,000 fine, possible imprisonment
- Disobey stop sign (HTA s.136)
- Driving without insurance (CAIA s.2(1)) — fines from $5,000
- Fail to Remain (HTA s.200) — leaving the scene of a collision
- Novice driver (G1 / G2) charges and zero-BAC matters
Criminal Summary Offences
Summary conviction matters within paralegal scope — assault, theft under, mischief, cause disturbance, and similar charges. A summary conviction is still a criminal record; employers see it, U.S. border officers see it, immigration officers see it. The work is to resolve the file at the earliest defensible stage with the least lasting consequence: diversion, peace bond, conditional discharge, or withdrawal where the evidence allows.
Disclosure is read line by line before any plea conversation begins. Crown pre-trial discussions, judicial pre-trial, and resolution submissions are prepared with the same care a trial brief would receive.
- Assault (Criminal Code s.266)
- Theft Under $5,000 (s.334(b))
- Mischief (s.430)
- Cause Disturbance (s.175)
- Dangerous Driving (s.320.13)
- Prohibited Driving (s.320.18)
- Criminal Harassment (s.264)
- Uttering Threats (s.264.1)
- Fail to Stop After Accident (s.320.16)
Small Claims Court
Plaintiff and defendant representation in the Ontario Small Claims Court — claims up to $50,000. The court is designed to be accessible to self-represented litigants, but the rules of evidence and procedure still apply, and a well-pleaded statement or defence is the difference between winning and losing on a technicality.
Representation through every stage: drafting and filing, settlement conference, motions, trial advocacy, and enforcement of judgment (writs, garnishment, examinations in aid of execution).
- Debt recovery and unpaid invoices
- Breach of contract — services, sales, construction
- Property damage and minor personal injury
- Defamation (libel and slander) within monetary scope
- Recovery of deposits and pre-paid amounts
- Enforcement of judgments already obtained
Residential Tenancies & LTB
Representation at the Landlord and Tenant Board for both landlords and tenants. The LTB is a quasi-judicial tribunal with its own procedures and an evolving body of case law — applications are decided on a record-based hearing, often virtual, with strict service and filing deadlines.
We handle the forms, the hearings, and the enforcement that follows — from a landlord's L1 for non-payment of rent through a tenant's T6 for maintenance failures.
- Landlord applications: L1 (non-payment), L2 (eviction for cause)
- Tenant applications: T2 (tenant rights), T6 (maintenance / repairs)
- Notices: N4 (rent), N5 (interference), N12 (own use)
- Above-guideline rent increase applications (AGI)
- Illegal entry, harassment, and lockout complaints
- Sheriff enforcement after eviction order
When a lawyer is the right call.
Point Duty operates within the paralegal scope set by the Law Society of Ontario. For matters that fall outside that scope — indictable criminal charges, complex civil litigation, family law, or estate matters — we work with a trusted network of Ontario lawyers and will make the appropriate referral. Knowing the limits of one’s practice is part of the work.
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