Judgments & Decisions

Provincial Court judges make thousands of decisions each year. The reasons they give for their decisions are sometimes called “judgments”, “reasons”, or just “decisions”. Often, Provincial Court judges explain their reasons by speaking to the people in the courtroom. This is called an “oral judgment”. A judge may also prepare written reasons (in some cases reading them aloud in court) and they will be placed in the court file.

Some of these written reasons are posted online on the CanLII (Canadian Legal Information Institute) databank, particularly in cases of public interest or involving a point of law. In a high-profile case, written reasons may be posted on the home page of the Court’s website www.provincialcourt.bc.ca under "Recent Judgments", for the first few days after they are issued until they can be posted on CanLII.

Use the "Search Judgments" button to find BC Provincial Court judgments on CanLII. See how to obtain oral and written judgments if there's no judgment online on CanLII.

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Recent Provincial Court Judgments

2024-03-12 - Cleary v. Carlaw
Key Words: Civil — Practice — Default judgments
2024-02-27 - R. v. Han
Key Words: Criminal law — arson — Sentencing
Key Words: Commercial law — Estoppel — Res judicata
2024-02-21 - R. v. Poony
Key Words: Criminal law — Weapons — Possession of prohibited device
Key Words: Contract law — Formation — Motor vehicle leases — Breach
2024-02-14 - Harrison v. Nawrot
Key Words: Personal injuries — Medical malpractice — Dentists
Key Words: Family law — Children
2024-02-13 - R. v. L.B.
Key Words: Criminal law — Young offenders — Sexual interference — Sexual assault — Sentencing
2024-02-12 - S.A. v. J.J.
Key Words: Family law — Children — Custody
2024-02-12 - B.B. v. L.F.
Key Words: Family law — Children — Maintenance
Key Words: Labour law — Commercial law — Contract of employment — Employment — Terms
Key Words: Family law — Children — Child protection — Cancellation — Access
2024-02-06 - Gardiner v. Prasad
Key Words: Real property — Landlord and tenant — Residential tenancies — Courts — Jurisdiction
2024-02-05 - C.E. v. G.C.
Key Words: Family law — Maintenance — Variation
2024-01-31 - R. v. Kamienik
Key Words: Criminal law — Mischief — Sentencing — Discharge
2024-01-30 - R. v. Legault
Key Words: Criminal law — Sexual offences — Production of child pornography — Sentencing — Considerations
2024-01-30 - Y.T.A. v. D.R.A.
Key Words: Family law — Children — Maintenance — Extraordinary expenses
2024-01-29 - R. v. J.W.
Key Words: Criminal law — Sexual offences — Sexual touching — Invitation to touch — Sentencing
2024-01-29 - R. v. Jackson
Key Words: Criminal law — Special procedure and powers — Detention of seized property
2024-01-29 - Chen v. Xiao
Key Words: Civil — Practice — Small claims proceedings