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Ontario Small Claims Court · Central East region · claims up to $50,000

Small Claims Court in Lindsay.

Lindsay claims are filed and heard at Lindsay Courthouse, 440 Kent St. W.. Claims up to $50,000 (Courts of Justice Act s. 23; O. Reg. 626/00 s. 1). The forms are free here, filled from your answers.

Check your claim, free Fill the claim (Form 7A)

The courthouse

Lindsay Courthouse

440 Kent St. W., Lindsay, Ontario K9V 6K2

705-324-1400

Address read from ontario.ca and ontariocourts.ca on 2026-08-23.

Is Lindsay the right court?

Rule 6.01 lets you start the action in the territorial division where the cause of action arose, or where a defendant lives or carries on business, or at the court's place of sitting nearest to a defendant. One of those tests must fit this location.

The trial happens where the action started. The court can move it if the balance of convenience substantially favours another place (rule 6.01(2)). A claim cannot be split to fit the $50,000 limit (rule 6.02).

Which court location is the right one? The guide

How to file in Lindsay

Small Claims Court Submissions Online

Outside Toronto, claims are filed through Submissions Online (rule 1.05.4), or in person at the counter. Email filing is allowed only when a deadline is 5 business days away or less.

File a claim$108
File a defence$77
Default judgment$94
Set a trial date$308

O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06. Fee waiver: O. Reg. 2/05.

The clocks that matter

2 years

Limitation period

From the day you discovered the claim (Limitations Act, 2002, s. 4).

6 months

To serve the claim

From the issue date (rule 8.01(2)). Then file the Affidavit of Service, Form 8A.

20 days

To file a defence

From service (rule 9.01). No defence: the plaintiff can ask for default judgment.

90 days

To the settlement conference

After the first defence is filed (rule 13.01(3)). Every defended case has one.

Count your own deadlines

What people in Lindsay sue for

The same money disputes fill every Small Claims list in Ontario. Pick yours: each page has what you must show, the documents that help, the route, and the deadline.

Served with a claim in Lindsay? You have 20 days.

The Central East region

14,405 new Small Claims proceedings started in the Central East region in 2025, out of 65,919 in Ontario [VERIFY source table]. Toronto's count is undercounted after the October 14, 2025 portal change.

Other Small Claims locations in this region

Every Small Claims Court location in Ontario

Questions people ask about Small Claims Court in Lindsay

Where is the Small Claims Court in Lindsay?
Lindsay Courthouse, 440 Kent St. W., Lindsay, Ontario K9V 6K2, 705-324-1400. Addresses were read from ontario.ca on 2026-08-23.
Do I have to sue in Lindsay?
Not always. Under rule 6.01 you start the action where the cause of action arose, where a defendant lives or carries on business, or at the court's place of sitting nearest to a defendant. If the Lindsay location fits one of those tests, you can file here (O. Reg. 258/98, r. 6.01).
How do I file a Small Claims claim in Lindsay?
Outside Toronto, you file through Small Claims Court Submissions Online (rule 1.05.4, in force October 14, 2025) or at the counter. The filing fee is $108 for an infrequent claimant, $228 for a frequent claimant (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
What is the Small Claims Court limit in Lindsay?
The same as everywhere in Ontario: $50,000, not counting interest and costs (Courts of Justice Act s. 23; O. Reg. 626/00 s. 1, as amended by O. Reg. 42/25, in force October 1, 2025). A claim cannot be split into two to fit under the limit (rule 6.02).
How long do I have to sue in Lindsay?
In most cases, 2 years from the day you discovered the claim (Limitations Act, 2002, s. 4 and s. 5). After the claim is issued, you have 6 months to serve it (rule 8.01(2)); the defendant then has 20 days to file a Defence (rule 9.01).

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