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Peel courthouse backlog hits 14 months for a two-day trial

The region's only courthouse is scheduling civil trials into late 2027, the longest wait in the province.

Farida Haque August 21, 2026 6:40 pm 1 min read

The backlog is worst on the civil side, where a two-day trial booked today gets a date fourteen months out.

The attorney general's office says two additional courtrooms open next year. The bar association points out the same promise was made in 2023.

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