# Small claims: is it the right court, and where to go: the answer CAD 8,500 is within the Small Claims Court's limit of CAD 50,000, not counting interest and costs. makethempay.ca takes you through the rest. ## How it was worked out 1. Small Claims Court limit: CAD 50,000. CAD 8,500 is within the Small Claims Court's limit of CAD 50,000, not counting interest and costs. makethempay.ca takes you through the rest. Source: Courts of Justice Act, s. 23(1) (https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90c43#BK41); Small Claims Court Jurisdiction and Appeal Limit, O. Reg. 626/00, s. 1(1) (https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/000626). 2. Continue: makethempay.ca. https://makethempay.ca/check?cat=invoice&amount=8500&src=mithril-law ## What happens next (needs_person) Continue at makethempay.ca, which handles Small Claims from start to finish. The person has to do this themselves: - Continue at makethempay.ca: https://makethempay.ca/check?cat=invoice&amount=8500&src=mithril-law ## Warnings - Unverified: a lawyer has not yet signed off on the law behind this answer. Preview only. ## Receipt - Receipt: https://mithril.law/r/run_xy1kk6fjpq73xkhbbkyt - Law as of 2026-10-11. Preview: not every rule behind this answer has been verified by a lawyer yet. - Rule `small-claims/monetary-limit` (unverified): Small Claims Court: the monetary limit - Check it: fetch https://mithril.law/api/v1/receipts/run_xy1kk6fjpq73xkhbbkyt, or POST the JWS to https://mithril.law/api/v1/receipts/verify. ## Facts used - `amount` = 8500 - `category` = "invoice" - `side` = "claimant" Ask again with other facts: https://mithril.law/small-claims/route.md?amount=8500&category=invoice&side=claimant The software provides legal information and document preparation, sold by Jonathan Kleiman. Legal advice starts at the lawyer boundary and is provided by Mithril Law under an engagement.