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

Small Claims Court for Scarborough.

Scarborough has no Small Claims Court of its own. It has been part of the City of Toronto since 1998, and Toronto is one territorial division. Every Scarborough claim is filed at 47 Sheppard Avenue East in North York, or online through the Ontario Courts Public Portal. 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: CourtsPortal@ontario.ca, 647-438-0403 or 1-800-980-4962 (ontario.ca, read 2026-09-14).

Getting there from Scarborough

From Scarborough, take Line 2 Bloor–Danforth west from Kennedy, Warden or Victoria Park station to Bloor–Yonge. Change to Line 1 northbound and get off at Sheppard–Yonge. The courthouse at 47 Sheppard Avenue East is one block east of the station. Line 5 Eglinton opened on February 8, 2026: from Kennedy station it runs west to Eglinton station on Line 1. Line 3 Scarborough RT closed in 2023. Along Sheppard Avenue East, Line 4 Sheppard runs from Don Mills station to Sheppard–Yonge.

Wikipedia: "Line 2 Bloor–Danforth", "Line 5 Eglinton", "Line 4 Sheppard", "Sheppard–Yonge station", "Scarborough, Toronto", read 2026-09-17.

Courthouses in Scarborough

Scarborough's courthouse at 1911 Eglinton Avenue East was an Ontario Court of Justice criminal location. It was one of six amalgamated into the new Toronto courthouse at 10 Armoury Street between March and May 2023. Ontario's list of Toronto court locations no longer shows a Scarborough address. The courthouse at 10 Armoury Street hears criminal and youth criminal matters only. Small Claims Court for the whole city sits at 47 Sheppard Avenue East.

Court Services Division 2023–2024 annual report; ontario.ca court locations for Toronto and 10 Armoury Street, read 2026-09-17.

Scarborough in the City of Toronto

Scarborough was incorporated as a township in 1850. It became a borough in 1967 and a city in 1983. On January 1, 1998 it amalgamated with East York, Etobicoke, North York, York and the old City of Toronto. Its borders are Victoria Park Avenue, Steeles Avenue, the Rouge River and Lake Ontario.

Wikipedia, "Scarborough, Toronto" and "North York", read 2026-09-17.

Scarborough neighbourhoods that file at the same court

Agincourt · Bendale · Birch Cliff · Clairlea · Cliffcrest · Cliffside · Dorset Park · Eglinton East · Golden Mile · Guildwood · Highland Creek · Ionview · L'Amoreaux · Malvern · Maryvale · Milliken · Morningside · Oakridge · Port Union · Rouge · Scarborough City Centre · Scarborough Junction · Scarborough Village · Steeles · Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan · West Hill · West Rouge · Wexford · Woburn

Wikipedia, "List of neighbourhoods in Toronto", Scarborough section, read 2026-09-17.

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

Is there a Small Claims Court in Scarborough?
No. Scarborough is part of the City of Toronto, and the city's only Small Claims Court is at 47 Sheppard Avenue East, North York, M2N 5N1. The old Scarborough courthouse at 1911 Eglinton Avenue East was a criminal court. It was amalgamated into 10 Armoury Street in 2023 (Court Services Division 2023–2024 report). Most filings happen online through the Ontario Courts Public Portal, so you rarely need to travel.
How do I get to 47 Sheppard from Scarborough by TTC?
Take Line 2 west from Kennedy, Warden or Victoria Park to Bloor–Yonge, then Line 1 north to Sheppard–Yonge. The station is at Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, one block west of the courthouse (Wikipedia, read 2026-09-17). From Kennedy you can also take Line 5 Eglinton west to Eglinton station and change to Line 1 north. Trials are mostly in person and settlement conferences are mostly by video (SCJ 2024–2025 report), so check your notice before you travel.
Can I file at the Toronto courthouse at 10 Armoury Street instead?
No. The Ontario Court of Justice at 10 Armoury Street hears criminal and youth criminal cases only (ontario.ca court locations, read 2026-09-17). A civil claim for money or property up to $50,000 goes to Small Claims Court. That court sits at 47 Sheppard Avenue East and takes filings through the Ontario Courts Public Portal.
The person I am suing lives in Pickering. Do I file in Toronto or in Durham?
Either can be correct. Rule 6.01(1) lets you file where the cause of action arose, or where any defendant lives or carries on business (O. Reg. 258/98). The court's sitting place nearest to a defendant is a third option. If the work or the deal happened in Scarborough, Toronto fits. If the defendant lives in Pickering, Durham Region also fits, and its Small Claims Court sits in Oshawa. If an action is started in the wrong place, the court can transfer it (rule 6.01(3)).
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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