Two bail courts are open every day. Both are extremely busy and contested hearings are regularly adjourned for lack of court time.

Bail court starts at 9:30.

501 is for men. 507 is for women. Most accused adult women in Toronto (plus their coaccused, male or female) are brought to 507. It used to be all women, but there is an ongoing transition to having women brought to their "home courts" for bail. 

As of September 2017, judges sit in bail court, as a result, bail courts are now markedly more efficient. Bail courts can also take pleas (albeit generally limited to straightforward ones), both for accused who would rather not seek bail and as two additional assist courts at the end of the day.

Both bail hearings and consent releases are much quicker with judges presiding. Many judges skip having the allegations read in on a consent release. Many bail hearings now take twenty minutes or less.

Contested bail hearings expected to take more than 90 minutes are usually scheduled as "special bail hearings" in a trial court, but this usually results in them being delayed several days.

Surety affidavits are not accepted on their own, although some JPs used to demand them in addition to having the surety testify.

The bail courts (501 and 507) will also connect to jails by video for bail matters. The courthouse has only one video link, so they can't until 505 finishes doing video. The clerk will contact the jail to schedule a convenient time, so ideally let duty counsel know what time you are seeking to address the matter.

Bail variation requests procedures:

Bail variations occur "outside court". The Crown Office has a standard form. Client and sureties sign with counsel witnessing, Crown signs, Justice of the Peace signs.

If the matter is not in court that day, file the form (signed by everyone but the Justice of the Peace) with the main clerks' office, rather than the Justice of the Peace intake office, because they will have to pull the Information.

The set date court is 505. Accused charged with non-domestic crimes are assigned a day of the week for first appearances/set date court based on surname and very rarely allowed to deviate. Scheduling for domestic violence cases is dealt with on Fridays.

In-custody accused are seen at 9, out-of-custody accused with counsel at 10, unrepresented accused and first appearances at 2. Dealing with a matter scheduled at 2 earlier in the day requires a bring-forward request as the clerk will not ordinarily have those informations in court in the morning.

For set dates, 505 at 9am, on the assigned day of the alphabet.

The bail courts (501 and 507) will also connect to jails by video for bail matters. The courthouse has only one video link, so they can't until 505 finishes doing video. The clerk will contact the jail to schedule a convenient time, so ideally let duty counsel know what time you are seeking to address the matter.

503, open daily at 10 but usually "cuts off" around 3:30 PM. Other courts routinely open as "assist courts" for pleas. There is no practice court.

Crowns have carriage of the files they speak to in 505, hence are assigned based on last name of accused, with the exception of the separate domestic team.

All even numbered courtrooms, plus 509 and 511 (the latter for out of custody trials only as it has no prisoner's box)

Gladue court - 506 on Thursdays

PARS court - 506 on Wednesdays