Do parenting coordinators have to keep records of the decisions they make?

Because parenting coordination isn't governed by a dedicated Ontario statute, there isn't one uniform, legislated record-keeping requirement that applies to every coordinator the way there might be for a court proceeding. In practice, though, maintaining clear written records of decisions, and often the reasoning behind them, is standard, responsible practice for parenting coordinators, and most parenting coordination agreements explicitly require the coordinator to issue decisions in writing specifically so both parents, and their lawyers, have something concrete to rely on and refer back to later.

Good written records matter for several practical reasons: they help avoid disputes about what was actually decided, they provide a clear reference if a decision needs to be revisited or if compliance later becomes an issue, and they can matter if a related question ends up before a court. When choosing a parenting coordinator, or drafting the parenting coordination agreement, it's worth confirming and explicitly requiring that decisions be documented in writing, rather than assuming this happens automatically as a matter of course.