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Fix the deadline
We confirm the court, the date and manner of service, and the exact day your defence is due.
Statements of defence · Mississauga
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Has your Mississauga business, or you, been served with a claim? We confirm the deadline, draft the defence and any counterclaim, and file it in the court that issued the claim, from 2960 Drew Road, Unit 139.
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Caleesis TeleshFounder & Principal Lawyer
Shaneisha MattisForeign Trained Lawyer
Diego HerreraInternationally Trained Lawyer
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More about the firm
- Hours
- Telesh Law Firm Professional Corporation is open Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM. Saturday by appointment. Sunday closed. Consultations are booked in advance; walk-ins are not seen without an appointment.
- Offices
- Telesh Law Firm has two offices: the Scarborough office at 1585 Markham Road, Scarborough, ON M1B 2W1, and the Mississauga office at 2960 Drew Road, Unit 139, Mississauga, ON L4T 0A5. Call 416-639-0887 or 416-299-8088, or email tlf@teleshlawfirm.ca.
- Consultation and rates
- Telesh Law Firm offers a paid 30-minute consultation: a full review of your matter with a lawyer, so you leave knowing where you stand and what your options are. Rates for the work that follows are set out in plain language before any work begins.
- Response time
- A member of the team responds to consultation requests within one business day. For an urgent statements of defence matter, call rather than write.
- Languages
- Counsel is available in eight languages: English, Hindi, Urdu, Farsi (Persian), Punjabi, Spanish, and Tamil.
- Courts
- Telesh Law Firm appears in the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice, and Small Claims Court in Toronto and across the Greater Toronto Area.
- Licensing
- Telesh Law Firm Professional Corporation is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. Caleesis Telesh, Founder & Principal Lawyer, is an Ontario licensed lawyer. The firm is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association, Criminal Lawyers' Association, Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association, and Durham Region Law Association.
- Clients from
- Statements of Defence clients come to Telesh Law Firm from Mississauga and across the Greater Toronto Area, including Scarborough, Mississauga, Toronto, Brampton, Milton, Newmarket, Oshawa, Barrie, Guelph, Hamilton, and Bracebridge.
- Facts reviewed
- October 2026. Fees, hours, and availability change; call to confirm before relying on them.
The deadline that matters
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20 days in Ontario, and the clock starts at service.
In the Superior Court of Justice, the defence is due 20 days after service if you were served in Ontario, 40 days if you were served elsewhere in Canada or in the United States, and 60 days if served anywhere else. A notice of intent to defend, delivered within that time, adds 10 days.
In Small Claims Court, the defence is due 20 days after you are served. The Small Claims rules set no longer period for service outside Ontario and have no notice of intent to defend.
Miss the date and the plaintiff can have you noted in default. You are then taken to admit the facts in the claim and cannot take any step except a motion to set the default aside. On a claim for a fixed sum, judgment can follow without a hearing. Until you are noted in default, a Superior Court defence can still be delivered.
Source: Rules of Civil Procedure, rr. 18.01, 18.02, 19.01, 19.02 and 19.04; Rules of the Small Claims Court, rr. 9.01, 11.01, 11.02 and 11.05.
In Mississauga
Statements of Defence in Mississauga.
Peel claims are issued in Brampton: Superior Court claims at 7755 Hurontario Street, and Small Claims cases heard next door at 7765. Mississauga is also where a lot of business defendants are served. A claim left with a manager at a warehouse on Drew Road or Airport Road can count as served on the company, and the 20 days start whether or not the owner has seen it yet. Make sure whoever receives court papers at your business sends them on the same day. Before anything else, check whether a commercial general liability policy might pay for the defence. Notify the insurer as soon as the claim arrives.
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What we do
From your documents to a statement of defence that is ready.
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Protect the file
We report the claim to any insurer that may owe you a defence and preserve the records it turns on.
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Draft
We admit, deny, or plead no knowledge of each allegation, and add every defence and counterclaim you have.
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Serve and file
We serve the plaintiff and file with the court on time, or get a written extension before the date passes.
What to bring
Bring these to the consultation.
Gather what you have. A missing document is no reason to wait, least of all with a deadline running.
- 01The claim, with the date and the way you were served written on the front
- 02Every page that came with it, including any schedules or attached documents
- 03Your contracts, invoices, receipts and proof of payment
- 04Messages and emails with the plaintiff, in date order
- 05Insurance policies that might cover the claim: home, tenant, auto or business
- 06Any demand letter you received before the claim
Last reviewed: October 2026This page provides general legal information, not advice for a specific matter. Legal rights and deadlines depend on the facts.
What we do
Claims we defend in Mississauga
Defending business claimsInvoices, delivery and service disputes
Superior Court defencesForm 18A, Brampton
Small Claims defencesForm 9A, Brampton Small Claims Court
CounterclaimsWhat the plaintiff owes your business
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Common questions
Answers, in plain language.
Probably. In both courts, leaving the claim with a person who appears to be in control or management of a place of business can be valid service on a corporation. Treat the day it was handed over as day one and call us straight away.
Possibly. A defendant can ask the court to transfer a case, or raise the place of trial in a Small Claims defence. A transfer request does not stop the defence deadline, so the defence still has to go in on time.
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