The government announced a plan Wednesday to modernize the court process in Ontario, a system that still largely relies on paper and the fax machine.

Among the proposed changes: Wi-Fi in the province’s 74 major courthouses by 2019, with the government saying that due to the fact that many are old buildings, Wi-Fi installation will take time.

“The last big innovation in our justice system was when we moved from typewriters to desktops, paper filings to faxes,” Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi said Wednesday, when he announced the plan at Ryerson University’s Legal Innovation Zone.

“That’s old news. I think a lot of you will recognize that, and that’s why we at the Ministry of the Attorney General are so committed to making sure that we modernize, and take those practical, foundational steps necessary to make the system more user-friendly.”

Naqvi said Wednesday that building on the success of a pilot project at six locations earlier this year, the government has now expanded a service provincewide that allows people to file statements of claim in civil matters online.

According to the government’s strategy, the service will be “enhanced” in May 2018 to allow people to file additional documents in a civil case online, including statements of defence.

As for family matters, the government plans to allow for individuals to file “joint divorces,” where both parties have consented, online by April 2018, and individuals will also be able to set up and update their child support agreements without having to go to court.

In provincial offences court, starting in spring 2018, people will be able to look up online the status of traffic tickets and charges, and request meetings at certain participating courthouses.