Line 3 on your paper · Milton · Halton Region
Your paper says Milton.
Your paper says Milton: the Milton Courthouse, 491 Steeles Avenue East. One courtroom, three set times. Heard of a Burlington courthouse? Go by the paper.
Reading the Milton paper
One room, three times.
- 491 Steeles Ave E., L9T 1Y7
- The Milton Courthouse. On the court's own site it goes by Milton (Halton). Criminal cases are heard here by the Ontario Court of Justice, alongside family and civil court in the same building.
- Courtroom 9
- Monday to Wednesday, all day, courtroom 9 is adult criminal case management. Read on the Ontario Court of Justice Milton page, October 21, 2026.
- 9:00 a.m. Matters with a private lawyer or duty counsel.
- 11:30 a.m. People without a lawyer.
- 2:00 p.m. People without a lawyer.
- A Thursday or Friday date
- Later in the week the room lists other things: domestic violence on Thursday, federal matters and youth on Friday. A Thursday or Friday date may mean a different room, so look at the court's page and the lists inside.
- The time printed
- That's the one to keep.
- Fingerprints
- Its own appointment, in its own place, most often a police station. Treat it like a second court date. What the fingerprint line means
- The section number
- It tells you which charge. Over 80 and impaired operation sit under 320.14; refusal is 320.15. One night can produce two or three of them. 320.14(1)(b), over 80 · 320.14(1)(a), impaired · 320.15, refusal
Getting to 491 Steeles Avenue East
Milton from the lake, without a licence.
- Pick your time slot first.If you don't have a lawyer, your room time may be 11:30 or 2:00, not 9:00. Plan the trip around the time on your paper.
- Leave the car.The roadside suspension covers this trip as well, and being caught driving on it means another charge. Your paper says 90 days
Line 2 · first morning in courtroom 9
A first appearance in Milton, usually.
This is not the day you explain what happened. A first date usually decides nothing about guilt.
- Get there before your slot.Every paper you were handed.
- Look for courtroom 9 on the lists.Ask for duty counsel if you have no lawyer.
- The evidence begins to move.The Crown's evidence, called disclosure, tends to start coming through around now.
- Another date gets set.Then you go home.
- Before you go
- Criminal office: 905-878-4165 · MiltonOCJCriminal@ontario.ca
- Hours: office Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; counter 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
- Milton duty counsel: 905-864-8616 · genfaxdcmilton@lao.on.ca
- Zoom: the OCJ Milton page holds the details and the courtroom 9 sign-up sheet. Links there change, so they are not copied here.
What else is in the envelope
Courtroom 9 isn't the only date you have.
Your licence and the car are on separate tracks that started at the roadside. Court doesn't pause them.
Milton, briefly
Halton's questions about Milton.
My paper says Burlington. Where do I go?
If your paper names Burlington, go by the paper and phone that court office before the date. If it names Milton, come to Milton.
What time is my first appearance in courtroom 9?
The time on your paper comes first. The court's own page, read on October 21, 2026, had courtroom 9 hearing lawyers' matters at 9:00 a.m. and people without a lawyer at 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Monday to Wednesday. Look at that page before you set out.
Can I appear by Zoom in Milton?
Milton's Zoom details sit on the Ontario Court of Justice page for this courthouse, next to a sign-up sheet lawyers use for courtroom 9. Whether you, or a lawyer for you, can join that way on the first date is something to raise on the call.
What is the Milton courthouse phone number?
Ontario lists 905-878-4165 for the criminal office, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The court's page gives an email too: MiltonOCJCriminal@ontario.ca. Checked October 21, 2026.
Talk it through
Talk through your Milton date.
Say it's a Milton date, which time slot is on it, and which papers you have. No need to explain what happened.