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Definitions
1 In this Act, “court” means any court in a province; (“tribunal”) “province” means a province of Canada and includes each of the territories of Canada; (‘‘province”) “summons” means a summons or other document issued by a court, an agency, board or commission, or another person authorized to issue summonses, requiring a person within a province other than the one where the document is issued to attend as a witness at a trial, hearing or examination, to produce documents or other things or to testify before the issuing body or person. (“assignation”)  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.12, s. 1; 1993, c. 27, Sched.; 1999, c. 12, Sched. B, s. 11; 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1999, c. 12, Sched. B, s. 11 - 22/12/1999 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (1) - 06/12/2000
Adoption of interprovincial summons
2 (1) A court in Ontario shall receive and adopt as an order of the court a summons issued in another province if, (a)  the summons is accompanied by a certificate signed by a judge of a superior, county or district court of the issuing province and impressed with the seal of that court, signifying that, upon hearing and examining the applicant, the judge is satisfied that the attendance in the issuing province of the person subpoenaed, (i)  is necessary for the due adjudication of the proceeding in which the summons is issued, and (ii)  in relation to the nature and importance of the cause or proceeding, is reasonable and essential to the due administration of justice in that province; and (b)  the summons is accompanied by the witness fees and travelling expenses in accordance with Schedule 1.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.12, s. 2 (1); 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (2). Form of certificate (2) The certificate to which reference is made in clause (1) (a) may be in the form prescribed by regulation under subsection (3) or in a form to the like effect.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.12, s. 2 (2); 2017, c. 20, Sched. 11, s. 13 (1). Regulations, form of certificate (3) The Minister responsible for the administration of this Act may make regulations prescribing a form of the certificate for the purposes of subsection (2). 2017, c. 20, Sched. 11, s. 13 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (2) - 06/12/2000 2017, c. 20, Sched. 11, s. 13 (1, 2) - 01/01/2022
Immunity by law of other province
3 A court in Ontario shall not receive a summons from another province under section 2 unless the law of that other province has a provision similar to section 6 providing absolute immunity to a person in Ontario who is required to attend as a witness in the other province from all proceedings of the nature set out in section 6 and within the jurisdiction of the Legislature of that other province except only those proceedings grounded on events occurring during or after the required attendance of the person in the other province.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.12, s. 3.
Failure to comply with adopted summons
4 Where a person who has been served with a summons adopted under section 2 and given the witness fees and travelling expenses in accordance with Schedule 1 not less than ten days, or such shorter period as the judge of the court in the issuing province may indicate in his or her certificate, before the date the person is required to attend before the issuing body or person, fails without lawful excuse to comply with the order, the party is in contempt of the adopting court and subject to such penalty as that court may impose.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.12, s. 4; 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (3) - 06/12/2000
Proceedings in Ontario
5 (1) Where a party to a proceeding in Ontario causes a summons to be issued for service in another province, the party may attend upon a judge of the Superior Court of Justice, who shall hear and examine the party or the party’s counsel if any, and, upon being satisfied that the attendance in Ontario of the person required in Ontario as a witness, (a)  is necessary for the due adjudication of the proceeding in which the summons or other document has been issued; and (b)  in relation to the nature and importance of the proceeding, is reasonable and essential to the due administration of justice in Ontario, shall sign a certificate which may be in the form prescribed under subsection 2 (3) and shall cause the certificate to be impressed with the seal of the court.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.12, s. 5 (1); 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (4); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 37; 2017, c. 20, Sched. 11, s. 14. Certificate (2) The certificate shall be either attached to or endorsed on the summons.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.12, s. 5 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (4) - 06/12/2000 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 37 (1, 2) - 15/12/2009 2017, c. 20, Sched. 11, s. 14 - 01/01/2022
Proceedings in Ontario
shall sign a certificate which may be in the form prescribed under subsection 2 (3) and shall cause the certificate to be impressed with the seal of the court.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.12, s. 5 (1); 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (4); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 37; 2017, c. 20, Sched. 11, s. 14. Certificate (2) The certificate shall be either attached to or endorsed on the summons.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.12, s. 5 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (4) - 06/12/2000 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 37 (1, 2) - 15/12/2009 2017, c. 20, Sched. 11, s. 14 - 01/01/2022
No submission to jurisdiction
6 (1) A person required, by a summons adopted by a court outside Ontario, to attend in Ontario before a court, an agency, board or commission, or another person authorized to issue summonses shall be deemed, while within Ontario for the purposes for which the summons was issued, not to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the issuing body or person in Ontario other than as a witness in the proceedings in which the person is summonsed.  2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (5). Immunity (2) A person required to attend under subsection (1) shall be absolutely immune from seizure of goods, service of process, execution of judgment, garnishment, imprisonment or molestation of any kind relating to a legal or judicial right, cause, action, proceeding or process within the jurisdiction of the Legislature of Ontario except only those proceedings grounded on events occurring during or after the required attendance of the person in Ontario.  2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (5) - 06/12/2000
Order for additional witness fees and expenses
7 (1) A person who is required, by a summons adopted by a court outside Ontario, to attend in Ontario before a court, an agency, board or commission, or another person authorized to issue summonses, may request the issuing body or person in Ontario to order additional fees and expenses to be paid for attendance as a witness.  2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (5). Disbursements in the cause (2) If the issuing body or person in Ontario is satisfied that the amount of fees and expenses previously paid to the person required to attend for the attendance is insufficient, it may order the party who obtained the summons to pay forthwith to the person required to attend those additional fees and expenses that it considers sufficient and amounts paid pursuant to an order made under this section are disbursements in the cause.  2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 10 (5) - 06/12/2000