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Canadian civil procedure deadline calculators

Civil procedure differs by province, court and place of service. Select the court and procedural response you are checking so the calculator can show the applicable branch and cited source.

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Example input: August 3, 2026
Relevant fact: The defendant was served in Ontario on Monday, August 3, 2026.
Expected result: Monday, August 24, 2026

The 20-day period nominally ends on Sunday 23 August. Ontario rule 3.01 carries the endpoint to the next day the court office is open.

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Ontario statement of defenceCalculates a dateCalculate the Ontario Superior Court statement-of-defence period from the effective service date and the defendant’s location category.20, 40 or 60 days by place of service · Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure, rules 3.01, 3.02, 18.01 and 18.02 Ontario Small Claims defenceCalculates a dateCalculate the Ontario Small Claims Court defence period from the verified effective claim-service date.20 days · Ontario Small Claims Court Rules, rules 3.01, 3.02 and 9.01 BC response to civil claimCalculates a dateCalculate the British Columbia Supreme Court response-to-civil-claim period from service and the defendant’s location category.21, 35 or 49 days by place of service · Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, rule 3-3 Tax Court of Canada income tax appealCalculates a dateCalculate the 90-day income-tax appeal period from the day the CRA notice confirming or reassessing the taxpayer was sent.90 days · Income Tax Act, section 169(1)

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