Ontario Injury Deadline Checker
Most Ontario injury claims are not lost in court. They are lost early, to short notice windows almost nobody has heard of. Pick what happened, enter the date, and see the deadlines that apply, each with the statute it comes from.
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Leave the date empty to just read the windows. Some deadlines run from the day the problem was discovered rather than the day it happened, which is one of the reasons this page cannot judge your claim.
Tell your own auto insurer about the collision as soon as you reasonably can, and no later than seven days.
Once the insurer sends you the application package, the completed application for accident benefits (the OCF-1) is due back within 30 days.
In most Ontario claims you have two years from the day you knew, or ought to have known, that you had a claim.
If you were hurt by snow or ice, you must give written notice within 60 days, served personally or sent by registered mail, to an occupier of the property or to the contractor hired to clear it.
If it is not clear whether you fell on city property or private property, give notice under both rules. Meeting the shorter deadline costs nothing and protects the claim.
In most Ontario claims you have two years from the day you knew, or ought to have known, that you had a claim.
If the injury happened on a municipal road or sidewalk and the claim is that it was not kept in repair, written notice must reach the municipality within 10 days.
If it is not clear whether you fell on city property or private property, give notice under both rules. Meeting the shorter deadline costs nothing and protects the claim.
In most Ontario claims you have two years from the day you knew, or ought to have known, that you had a claim.
In most Ontario claims you have two years from the day you knew, or ought to have known, that you had a claim.
The limitation period does not run while the injured person is under 18. It starts on their eighteenth birthday.
In most Ontario claims you have two years from the day you knew, or ought to have known, that you had a claim.
This is a date calculator, not advice and not an assessment of your claim. It counts days between the date you enter and the notice windows Ontario law sets, and it can be wrong about your situation: some deadlines run from discovery rather than the incident, some can be extended, and courts have discretion this tool does not. Whether a deadline has truly passed, and what can still be done if it has, is legal analysis. Speak to a lawyer rather than relying on this page.
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The notice periods exist so the party being claimed against can investigate while evidence still exists. That purpose is served by making them short, which is also what makes them dangerous to people who do not know about them.
Not necessarily. Some deadlines run from the day the problem was discovered rather than the day of the incident, courts have discretion in some circumstances, and notice given late is sometimes still effective. This is exactly the situation to put in front of a lawyer immediately rather than concluding anything from a web page.
No. The arithmetic happens in your browser and nothing you enter is sent anywhere or stored.
That depends on facts this page cannot know: who the responsible parties are, what kind of property it was, when the injury was discovered, and more. The scenarios here cover the common patterns, and a lawyer confirms which rules actually govern your claim.
Related areas
Car Accidents
After a car accident in Ontario you usually have two separate claims running at the same time: accident benefits from your own insurer regardless of who caused the crash, and a claim against the driver at fault.
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Slip and fall claims in Ontario carry notice deadlines far shorter than the usual two year limitation period.
Read moreMunicipal Liability
Claims against a municipality in Ontario run on a far shorter clock than ordinary claims.
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