Justice Index · Ontario · updated live
What actually happens to money claims.
Nobody publishes how often a demand letter works, how long a claim really takes, or how many judgments turn into money. Our cases record every date. Once a metric has 20 cases behind it, it goes live here. Nothing is identified.
From the platform
Paid after the demand letter, before any filing
collecting · 2 of 20
Cases with a demand letter that were marked paid without a claim being issued.
Median days, demand letter to paid
collecting · 0 of 20
Among cases that were paid after a letter.
Claims defended vs. defaulted
collecting · 0 of 20
Served claims that drew a defence, against those noted in default.
Median days, claim issued to judgment
collecting · 0 of 20
Default, settlement, and trial judgments together.
Judgments that reached paid
collecting · 0 of 20
A judgment is an order. This is the share that became money.
Median amount at stake
collecting · 2 of 20
Across every case on the platform.
Counts are of cases on this platform with the relevant dates recorded by their owners. They describe our users, not Ontario. Cases in progress are not counted as failures.
Public baselines
65,919
new Small Claims proceedings in Ontario in 2025, about 45% of all civil actions
Ministry of the Attorney General court statistics [VERIFY source table]
87,414
Small Claims cases pending in Ontario
same source
>70,000
actions administratively dismissed for delay in the year after May 2024 (rule 11.1.01)
same source
56%
of active general civil cases in Canada had a self-represented defendant at some point; 15% a self-represented plaintiff
Statistics Canada, Civil Court Survey, 2023/2024
257,450
new general civil cases in reporting provinces in 2023/2024, up 10%
Statistics Canada, The Daily, January 20, 2026
61%
of Canadian small businesses are owed up to $50,000 in overdue invoices
Intuit QuickBooks Canada survey, 2025 [VERIFY]
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