Ontario Small Claims Court · Toronto territorial division · claims up to $50,000

Small Claims Court for Scarborough.

Scarborough is part of the City of Toronto, and Toronto is one territorial division. Every Toronto claim is filed at 47 Sheppard Avenue East, the city's only Small Claims Court location. Claims up to $50,000.

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Where Scarborough claims are filed

Small Claims Court in Toronto

47 Sheppard – Small Claims Courthouse

47 Sheppard Ave. East, Toronto, Ontario M2N 5N1

416-326-3554

The only Small Claims Court location for the City of Toronto territorial division. Toronto filings go through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (r. 1.05.5), not Small Claims Court Submissions Online.

Small Claims Court in Toronto: the local guide

Territorial division: Rules of the Small Claims Court, r. 1.02(1)(b)(ix). Address read from ontario.ca on 2026-08-23.

Why Scarborough files there

Small Claims Court venue runs by territorial division, not by city. A territorial division is a county, a district, or a regional municipality, plus nine single-tier cities such as Toronto, Ottawa, and Hamilton (rule 1.02(1)).

The City of Toronto has been one municipality since 1998, and the Rules name it as one territorial division. Its former cities and boroughs, Scarborough included, share the one courthouse at 47 Sheppard Avenue East.

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.

Which court location is the right one? The guide

How to file from Scarborough

Ontario Courts Public Portal

Toronto claims are filed through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (rule 1.05.5, in force October 14, 2025), with Case Center for hearing documents (rule 1.05.6).

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.

Portal support: [email protected], 647-438-0403 or 1-800-980-4962 (ontario.ca, read 2026-09-14).

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 Scarborough 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 Scarborough? You have 20 days.

Also in Toronto

These places are in the same territorial division and file at the same court:

Every Small Claims Court location in Ontario

Questions people ask about Small Claims Court in Scarborough

Where is the Small Claims Court for Scarborough?
Scarborough is part of the City of Toronto, which is one territorial division (Rules of the Small Claims Court, r. 1.02(1)). Toronto's only Small Claims Court location is 47 Sheppard Avenue East, North York, M2N 5N1, 416-326-3554 (ontario.ca, read 2026-08-23). Scarborough has no separate courthouse.
Do I have to file my claim at Toronto?
Not always. Under rule 6.01 you start the action in the territorial division where the cause of action arose, or where any defendant lives or carries on business, or at the court's sitting place nearest to a defendant (O. Reg. 258/98, r. 6.01(1)). If the money is owed to you in Scarborough and the defendant is also in Toronto, Toronto is the court. If the defendant lives or does business somewhere else, that place can be the venue instead.
Can I file a Scarborough claim online?
Yes. Toronto region claims are filed through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (rule 1.05.5, in force October 14, 2025) with an Ontario.ca login. Staff review a submission within 3 business days. Hearing documents go to Case Center (rule 1.05.6). The filing fee is $108 for an infrequent claimant (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
What is the Small Claims Court limit for Scarborough?
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 Scarborough?
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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