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Case management

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) provides case management programs for criminal and family panel lawyers who take on certain costly and complex cases and proceedings.

For criminal matters, LAO provides:

  • Big Case Management (BCM), which may set budget limits for the most costly and complex criminal trial defences that LAO funds—criminal cases expected to cost more than $20,000 (for non homicide cases) or $30,000 (for homicide cases).

  • Mid-level case management, for complex criminal cases, such as homicide, sexual assault, and offenses committed with firearms that are likely to fall above $8,000 and below the Big Case Management threshold. Some criminal matters will be streamed to mid level case management for assessment and management.

For family disputes, LAO provides family case management for:

  • Child, Youth and Family Services Act matters likely to cost more than $8,000 (with the exception of supervision orders)
  • Family/domestic matters likely to cost more than $12,000
  • Please tell us why

Related Pages

Mid-level Criminal Case Management

LAO developed mid-level case management for criminal matters (and family case management) in response to feedback from the private bar during LAO’s province-wide consultations on discretion. It provides lawyers managing costly, complex criminal cases likely to fall above…

Family Case Management

LAO developed family case management (and mid‑level case management for criminal matters) in response to feedback from the private bar during LAO’s province‑wide consultations on discretion. It provides lawyers managing costly, complex cases with cost certainty,…

Big Case Management

The Big Case Management (BCM) program governs the most expensive and complex criminal trial defences Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) funds. Under the BCM program, LAO may set budgets for complex criminal cases expected to cost more than $20,000. In these cases, LAO…

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