Every Court of Appeal for Ontario decision, in your pocket.
More than 36,000 decisions back to the 1960s, readable the day they're released, with an alert within 15 minutes.
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Six decades of appellate law, searchable.
Every publicly available ONCA decision, organized by year and subject, with search that covers the whole archive.
Full archive
More than 36,000 decisions going back to the 1960s, filtered by year or by criminal and civil matters.
Search the way you think
Case name, neutral citation, docket number or keyword, across the entire database.
Case citator
See which cases a decision relies on and how often it has been cited since, powered by CanLII.
Bookmarks
Save decisions and come back to them in one tap.
Read it the day it's released.
The Court releases new decisions at noon on weekdays. The app picks them up within minutes.
Same-day PDF access
Read the Court's PDF in the app, often hours or days before it appears on CanLII.
New decision alerts
A notification within 15 minutes of release, for criminal, civil or both, with Premium.
AI summaries
What the case was about, how the court reasoned and what was decided, in plain language.
Citator alerts
Get notified when a case you've bookmarked is cited in a new decision.
Free to start.
The free version includes the full archive. Premium tells you the moment something new comes out.
Free
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- The full 36,000+ decision archive
- Search by name, citation, docket or keyword
- Year and subject filters
- Case citator
- Bookmarks
- Same-day PDF access
ONCA Premium
$1.99 a month or $22.99 a year
- Everything in Free
- Push notifications for new decisions
- Criminal and civil alert filters
- AI plain-language summaries
- Citator alerts for bookmarked cases
Current prices for your country are shown in the App Store. Subscriptions are billed and managed by Apple.
Frequently asked questions
Can't find your answer? Email support@azzosoftware.ca.
Is ONCA Decisions free?
Yes. The app is free to download, and the free version includes the full archive of more than 36,000 decisions, search, the case citator, bookmarks and same-day PDF access. ONCA Premium, a monthly or yearly subscription, adds push notifications for new decisions, AI summaries and citator alerts for bookmarked cases.
When does the Court of Appeal for Ontario release its decisions?
New decisions are released on the Court's website at noon on weekdays. The app detects them within minutes, and Premium subscribers get a notification within 15 minutes of release.
Can I read a decision before it is on CanLII?
Yes. The app makes the Court's PDF available the same day it is released, often hours or days before the decision appears on CanLII. This is included in the free version.
What are the AI summaries?
Premium subscribers get a short plain-language summary of each decision covering what the case was about, how the court reasoned through the issues on appeal and what was decided. Summaries are generated by Claude AI in the language of the decision.
Where does the decision data come from?
Decisions come from the Court of Appeal for Ontario website (ontariocourts.ca) and CanLII (canlii.org), under their respective terms of use.
Is the app affiliated with the Court of Appeal for Ontario?
No. ONCA Decisions is an independent app made by Azzo Software Inc. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Government of Ontario or CanLII.
Can I search by citation or docket number?
Yes. Search the whole archive by case name, neutral citation such as 2026 ONCA 748, docket number or keyword, and filter by year or by criminal and civil matters.
How do I cancel ONCA Premium?
Subscriptions are managed by Apple. On your iPhone, open Settings → your name → Subscriptions and choose ONCA Decisions. Refunds can be requested at reportaproblem.apple.com.
ONCA Decisions is an independent app published by Azzo Software Inc. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Government of Ontario or CanLII. Decision data is provided by the Court of Appeal for Ontario and CanLII under their terms of use. Decisions and summaries are provided for information only and are not legal advice.