Approved by: Governance Committee
May 5, 2026: The following policies were combined into this single policy and updated: ACC-0 Access Policies, ACC-1 Access to Court Proceedings, ACC-2 Access to Court Records, MED-1 Media Accreditation Policy, NM 01 Accredited Media Access to Court Proceedings and Court Records, BAN-1 Bans on Publication, Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms, Notice 10 Recording of Proceedings Before Judicial Case Managers, Notice 21 Remote Attendance in the Provincial Court, and FAM 02 Searching a Registry File Rule 174 Provincial Court Family Rules. These policies were retired when this policy took effect.
The Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms remains in effect and is in Appendix C of this policy.
- June 24, 2026: Court record section had a table listing criminal documents and access information. Due to formatting issues when exported as a PDF, policy revised so that each document type is now listed, with access information beneath.
- August 6, 2026: The Court records access section was updated to include an example under “Purpose”. The Court proceedings access section was updated to add information about how to ask for approval to sketch in a courtroom. The Publication ban section, subsection 1 (automatic bans) has been updated to reflect changes to the Criminal Code made in Bill C-16, Protecting Victims Act.