Time
 3. (1) In these rules or an order, the number of days between two events is counted as follows: 1.  The first day is the day after the first event. 2.  The last day is the day of the second event.  O. Reg. 114/99, r. 3 (1). Counting days — short periods (2) If a rule or order provides a period of less than seven days for something to be done, Saturdays, Sundays and other days when all court offices are closed do not count as part of the period.  O. Reg. 114/99, r. 3 (2). Day when court offices closed (3) If the last day of a period of time under these rules or an order falls on a day when court offices are closed, the period ends on the next day they are open.  O. Reg. 114/99, r. 3 (3). Counting days — examples (4) The following are examples of how time is counted under these rules: 1.  Notice of a motion must be served not later than six days before the motion date (see subrule 14 (11)).  Saturday and Sunday are not counted, because the notice period is less than seven days (see subrule (2)).  Service on the day set out in the left column below is in time for the motion to be heard on the day set out in the right column below.  Service on   Motion may be heard on  

  Monday   The second following Tuesday  

  Tuesday   The second following Wednesday 

  Wednesday   The second following Thursday  

  Thursday   The second following Friday  

  Friday   The second following Monday 

  Saturday   The second following Tuesday 

  Sunday   The second following Tuesday 2.  A respondent who is served with an application in Canada has 30 days to serve an answer (see subrule 10 (1)).  A respondent who is served with an application on October 1 is in time if the answer is served on or before October 31.  A respondent served on November 1 is in time if the answer is served on or before December 1. 3.  If the last day for doing something under these rules or an order is New Year’s Day, January 1, which is a day when court offices are closed, the time expires on January 2.  If January 2 is a Saturday, Sunday or other day when court offices are closed, the time expires on January 3.  If January 3 is a day when court offices are closed, the time expires on January 4.  O. Reg. 114/99, r. 3 (4); O. Reg. 544/99, s. 3 (1); O. Reg. 298/18, s. 4 (1). Order to lengthen or shorten time (5) The court may make an order to lengthen or shorten any time set out in these rules or in an order, subject to any limitations provided for by these rules. O. Reg. 349/23, s. 2 (1). Written consent to change time (6) The parties may, by consent in writing, change any time set out in these rules, except that they may not change a time set out in, (a)  clause 14 (11) (e) (confirmation of motion); (b)  clause 17 (14) (c) (confirmation of conference); (b.1)  rule 20.2 (expert opinion evidence); (c)  subrule 33 (1) (timetable for child protection cases); (c.1)  rule 37.2 (international child abduction); (d)  rule 39 (case management in Family Court of Superior Court of Justice); (e)  rule 40 (case management in Ontario Court of Justice); or (f)  rule 41 (case management in the Superior Court of Justice (other than the Family Court of the Superior Court of Justice)).  O. Reg. 202/01, s. 2; O. Reg. 76/06, s. 3; O. Reg. 298/18, s. 4 (2, 3); O. Reg. 320/22, s. 3; O. Reg. 349/23, s. 2 (2). Late documents refused by court office (7) The staff at a court office shall refuse to accept a document that a person asks to file after, (a)  the time specified in these rules; or (b)  the later time specified in a consent under subrule (6), a statute that applies to the case, or a court order.  O. Reg. 544/99, s. 3 (2). RULE 4: REPRESENTATION Representation