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Criminal Proceedings at the Superior Court of Justice of OntarioThe Superior Court of Justice is a superior court of criminal jurisdiction. While less serious criminal cases are heard by the Ontario Court of Justice, the judges of the Superior Court of Justice hear the more serious criminal cases under the Criminal Code of Canada. Criminal Proceedings Rules:The new Criminal Proceedings Rules for the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) were gazetted on February 29, 2012 and came into force on March 1, 2012. The Report of the Chief Justice’s Advisory Committee on Criminal Trials In 2005, Chief Justice Heather Smith of the Superior Court of Justice, with the approval of the Court’s Council of Regional Senior Judges, established the Advisory Committee on Criminal Trials. The role of the Advisory Committee was to identify areas in which criminal proceedings in the Superior Court could be made more efficient. The Report of the Committee may be found here: New Approaches to Criminal Trials: Report of the Chief Justice's Advisory Committee on Criminal Trials in the Superior Court of Justice Information
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