Provincial Offences / Tickets

If your ticket is not a parking ticket

• After receiving an Offence Notice (ticket) you have three options:
  1. Plead guilty by paying the fine: over the phone at 519-376-3470 or online at paytickets.ca.
  2. Request an Early Resolution meeting with the prosecutor to discuss the possibility of reducing the charge by visiting the Provincial Offences online service at https://www.justiceservices.jus.gov.on.ca/POA/screens/poa/POASC001.xhtml.
  3. Request a trial by emailing poa [at] grey.ca (poa[at]grey[dot]ca) with your name, ticket number and offence date. 
• If you do not choose one of the above options within 15 days of receiving the ticket, or if you do not appear for your trial or your early resolution date, a Justice of the Peace will review your case and may enter a conviction without you there.

If your ticket is a parking ticket

• You have two options:
  1. Voluntarily pay the fine.
  2. Challenge the ticket in court. Depending on what your ticket says, you may need to mail in your ticket or visit a location specified on the ticket, usually the local parking tags office.

For more information, the Guide for Defendants in Provincial Offences Cases(link is external) provides defendants with general information about the court process for provincial offences cases. It does not cover every circumstance that might arise in your case. Please note that this guide does not provide legal advice. You are strongly urged to get legal advice from a lawyer or paralegal about your legal options and the possible penalties you could face.

Visit the Provincial Offences Court contact page(link is external) listings of provincial courts.

Anyone charged with an offence has a right to receive disclosure of the evidence that may be used at their trial.

If you are charged with an Offence Notice (Part 1 ticket) laid by a police officer, please complete the following form (View Disclosure Request Form) OR email disclosure [at] grey.ca (disclosure[at]grey[dot]ca) (link sends e-mail). Please note this could take up to 6-8 weeks.

If you are charged with an Information/Summons (Part 3) laid by a police officer, please contact the local Crown Attorney (link to contact information).

If you are unsure who to contact or if you were charged with an offence by a different agency or Ministry, please contact court administration at poa [at] grey.ca (poa[at]grey[dot]ca).

If you are charged with an Offence Notice (Part 1 ticket) laid by a police officer, file for Option 2 to request an early resolution meeting with a prosecutor  by visiting the Provincial Offences online service at https://www.justiceservices.jus.gov.on.ca/POA/screens/poa/POASC001.xhtml.

If you are charged with an Information/Summons (Part 3) laid by a police officer, please contact the local Crown Attorney (link to contact information).

If you are unsure who to contact or if you were charged with an offence by a different agency or Ministry, please contact court administration at poa [at] grey.ca (poa[at]grey[dot]ca).

For roadside reductions in relation to speeding offences, please note that where the rate of speed was reduced at the roadside, if the matter proceeds to trial, the Prosecution may seek to amend the ticket to the higher rate of speed if there is evidence of the higher rate of speed (York  (Regional Municipality) v Winlow(link is external)).

Demerit points are determined and administered by the Ministry of Transportation. To find out more information about whether your charge carries any demerit points and the number of demerit points, please go to the Ministry of Transportation website(link is external) and select the "Driver Licensing" option.

NOTE: Neither the Prosecutor nor the Court can remove demerit points that may be associated with any conviction.

If you are charged with an Offence Notice (Part 1 ticket) laid by a police officer, the prosecutor can be contacted as follows:

1. by emailing prosecution [at] grey.ca (prosecution[at]grey[dot]ca) (link sends e-mail)
2. by calling 519-376-3470 option 2
3. in person or by mailing:

Prosecution Office

595 9^th Avenue East

Owen Sound, ON N4K 3E3 

If you are charged with an Information/Summons (Part 3) laid by a police officer, please contact the local Crown Attorney (link to contact information).

If you are unsure who to contact or if you were charged with an offence by a different agency or Ministry, please contact court administration at poa [at] grey.ca (poa[at]grey[dot]ca).