Provincial Court of British Columbia

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Media Access

Media Statement - Public and Media Access in the Provincial Court of BC

Announcements

May 29, 2020 - Traffic Court
March 27, 2020 - Changes to Provincial Court Registry Services
December 21, 2018 - Amendment to Access to Court Records Policy
December 13, 2018 - Appointment of Judge Phillips
November 08, 2018 - Associate Chief Judges & Regional Administrative Judges
November 08, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Point
October 19, 2018 - Appointment of Chief Judge Gillespie
October 05, 2018 - Appointment of Judges Albert, Docolas, Lopes and Sicotte
September 11, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Rodgers
September 11, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Moss
August 07, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Doherty
July 04, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Howard
June 22, 2018 - Appointment of Judges Brown, Macdonald and Thomas
May 08, 2018 - Appointment of Acting Chief Judge
May 04, 2018 - Chief Judge Crabtree appointed to Supreme Court of BC
April 04, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Miller
April 04, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Sinclair
March 20, 2018 - Appointment of Judges Dorey, McDermick, and Tam
March 8, 2018 - Appointment of Judges Guild, Leven, and Mundstock
March 2, 2018 - Amendment to Three Courts' Policy on Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms
February 28, 2018 - Prince George Indigenous Court opening ceremony
February 5, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Gardner
January 22, 2018 - Announcement - New First Nations Court
January 10, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Low
January 10, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Walters
January 10, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Chapman
August 16, 2017 - Judicial Appointments – Judges Armstrong, Daneliuk, McParland, Klinger and MacDonald
July 28, 2017 - Update - Williams Lake Courthouse opens
July 24, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Quantz
July 24, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Hogan
July 24, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Marchand
July 24, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Klinger
June 28, 2017 - Announcement - Online application system to begin September 5, 2017
May 08, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge MacDonald
May 08, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Pendleton
April 12, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Sutton
April 12, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Birnie
March 10, 2017 - Appointment of Judge Adams
March 3, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Klaver
February 7, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Harvey
February 7, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Neal
February 7, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Lenaghan
February 3, 2017 - Announcement - Regional Administrative Judge appointment
January 24, 2017 - Announcement - Transfer of Judges
December 13, 2016 - Announcement - Seven New Judges Appointed
July 26, 2016 - Judicial appointments - Judges McQuillan and Whonnock
July 8, 2016 - Appointment of Judicial Justice Stabler
June 29, 2016 - Changed court hours Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Surrey July 4, 2016
June 13, 2016 - Judicial appointments - Judges Barrett, Gunnell and Klinger
May 27, 2016 - New criminal remand court in Surrey
May 5, 2016 - Court appreciates contributions of Court Mediation Program
April 20, 2016 - Judicial appointments - Judges Crockett, Harvey & MacDonald
April 15, 2016 - ACJ Phillips - End of Term
April 15, 2016 - Appointment of ACJ - Gillespie
April 15 2016 - Appointment of ACJ - Wishart
March 30, 2016 - Online criminal court info policy to be published April 6
March 03, 2016 - Website Improvements (Court Hours & Email Subscription)
January 15, 2016 - Condolence – the Honourable Judge Russell Mackay
December 21, 2015 - Condolence – Brian J. Wallace Q.C.
December 18, 2015 - Judicial appointments – Judges Jamieson, Lee and Seagram
December 16, 2015 - Special Sitting & Celebration of Life for Judge Anne Wallace Jan 15/16
November 30, 2015 - Judicial Appointments – Judges Gaffar, Brown, Doulis and Wolf
September 16, 2015 - Deadline for consultation extended to Oct 1/15
July 29, 2015 - Public consultation regarding criminal case information available on the internet through Court Services Online (CSO)
July 28, 2015 - Judicial Appointments – Judges Chettiar, Ferriss, Lowe, Solomon, Sudeyko
May 5, 2015 - eNews Series on Domestic Violence Courts begins today
April 15, 2015 - Appointment of Judges Stewart and Doherty
March 19, 2015 - Appointment of Judges Bakan and Ritchie
March 6, 2015 - Updated Practice Directions and Notices to the Profession
March 6, 2015 - First Nations Court Sitting Dates April to December 2015

News Releases

April 11, 2017 - Support Person Guidelines
March 5, 2014 - The Chief Judge is pleased to announce the release of the DCC Evaluation Report. An Information Bulletin, issued jointly by the Court and the Ministry, provides further details including links to the report materials.
January 31, 2014 - Assignment Court soft launch on February 3, 2014
December 10, 2013 - RSS Feed Announcement
December 1, 2013 - Press Release Simplified Criminal Front End Process
Chief Judge Stansfield's interview with CKNW's Gord Macdonald - November 29, 2005
Media Release April 15, 2005 - Report on Backlog in Vancouver Adult Criminal Court, January 2005
BC Justice Review Task Force - Media Releases
Media Release October 5, 2004
Backlog Reduction Initiative
Media Release May 13, 2003: Provincial Court Has A New Associate Chief Judge
Media Release February 12, 2003
Media Release November 18, 2002
Media Release April 19, 2002
Memorandum of Understanding Between: Ministry of Attorney General and Provincial Court Judiciary (April 19, 2002)
Protocol Between: Ministry of Attorney General and Provincial Court Judiciary (April 19, 2002)
Media Release regarding Court Closures (Feb 18th, 2002)
Preliminary Assessment of Proposed Courthouse Closures (Feb 18th, 2002)

Statements

Judicial Resources

Annual Reports

Other Reports

General Practice Directions & Notices

Expired - NP 23 Circuit Court Sittings during COVID-19 - July 17, 2020
Expired - NP 21 Guide to Remote Proceedings - July 13, 2020
Expired - NP 19 COVID-19 Suspension of Regular Court Operations - July 17, 2020
Expired - NP 19 COVID-19 Suspension of Regular Court Operations - July 13, 2020
Expired - NP 19 COVID-19 Resumption of Further Court Operations - July 02, 2020
Expired - NP 19 Covid-19 Commencing Recovery of Some Court Operations - June 12, 2020
Expired - NP 22 Resuming In-Person Proceedings During COVID-19 - June 05, 2020
Expired - NP 19 Covid-19 Commencing Recovery of Some Court Operations - May 08, 2020
Expired - NP 21 Guide to Remote Proceedings - May 07, 2020
Expired - NP 19 Covid-19 Commencing Recovery of Some Court Operations - April 28, 2020
Expired - NM 01 Accredited Media Access to Provincial Court Proceedings during COVID-19 - April 27, 2020
Expired - NP 19 COVID-19 Notice of Suspension of Court Operations - April 14, 2020
Expired - NP 19 COVID-19 Suspension of Regular Court Operations - April 02, 2020
Expired - NP 19 COVID-19 Notice of Suspension of Court Operations - March 23, 2020
Expired - NP 19 COVID-19 Notice of Suspension of Court Operations - March 19, 2020
Expired - NP 20 COVID-19 Regarding Affidavits For Use In Civil And Family Proceedings - March 27, 2020
Rescinded - NP 09 South Peace Family Mediation Initiative (Northern Navigator) - November 11, 2019
Expired - NP 15 Assignment of Duties to Justice Centre Justices of the Peace - July 26, 2019
Expired - NP 16 JCM Scheduling Record Pilot Project (North Van and 222 Main) - December 1, 2018
Expired - NP 14 Court Services JP Assignments of Duties - December 1, 2018
Expired - NP 03 Assignment of Duties to Judicial Case Managers - October 1, 2018
Expired - NP 09 South Peace Family Mediation Options 08 Nov 17.pdf - September, 2018
Expired - NP 06 Change to Start Time - Afternoon Assignment Court Lists - January 24, 2017
Expired - NP 09 South Peace Family Mediation Initiative (Northern Navigator) - September, 2016
Expired - NP 03 Assignment of Duties to Judicial Case Managers - December 1, 2013
Expired - Notice to the Profession - Judicial Justices - July 29, 2011
Expired - Access to the Court for Lawyers & Articled Students who have a disability - Jan 4, 2008

Criminal Practice Directions & Notices

Expired - Practice Direction CRIM 12: Criminal Pre-Trial Conferences During COVID-19 - June 12, 2020
Expired - Practice Direction CRIM 12: Criminal Pre-Trial Conferences During COVID-19 - April 28, 2020
Expired - CRIM 05 Hearing of Bail Applications - November 26, 2019
Expired - 2013 CPD-1 CCFM Practice Direction - September 19, 2019
Expired - CRIM 02 Elections under Section 536(2) Criminal Code of Canada - September 19, 2019
Expired - CRIM 05 Hearing of Bail Applications - September 19, 2019
Expired - 2013 CPD-1 CCFM Practice Direction - October 1, 2018
Expired - CRIM 08 Criminal Caseflow Management Rules Forms and Procedure - October 1, 2018
Expired - Practice Direction - CCFM Rules - Simplified Front End Criminal Process- 01 Dec 2013
Expired - Chief Judge's Assignment of Duties to Judicial Case Managers (2013)- 01 Dec 2013
Expired - Provincial Court Scheduling Project Notes for Forms and Workflows- 28 Nov 2013
Expired - Practice Direction - Domestic Violence Docket- 03 July 2013
Expired - Practice Direction - East Kootenay - Bail Remands- 16 Sept 2010
Expired - Notice to Profession: Prosecution of Offences under the Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement - 3 April 2009
Expired - Practice Direction - Hearing of Bail Applications by the Justice Centre- 9 Feb 2009
Expired - Practice Direction - Daytime Search Warrant Applications- 4 March 2005
Expired - Practice Direction - Procedure in Respect of Elections under Section 536(2) of the Criminal Code-31 May 2004
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Victoria (South Vancouver Island) CCFM- 25 Oct 2010
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Vernon (Okanagan) CCFM- 3 May 2010
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Penticton - Okanagan CCFM- 6 Apr 2010
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Arraignment TCH CCFM- 1 Mar 2010
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Dawson Creek- 10 Jan 2010
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Kamloops- 4 Jan 2010
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Victoria- 1 Dec 2009
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Victoria Youth Project- 1 Oct 2009
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Fort St. John CCFM- 1 Aug 2009
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Vancouver- 4 May 2009
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Prince George Pilot Project- 16 Feb 2009
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Williams Lake Pilot Project- 5 Jan 2009
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Robson Square Youth Justice Court-3 Nov 2008
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Quesnel Pilot Project- October 1, 2008
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Colwood - CCFM- April 10, 2008
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Duncan - CCFM- 6 May 2008
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Okanagan CCFM- 5 May 2008
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Poco - CCFM - Arraignment & Trial Confirmation Hearings-5 Feb 2008
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Prince George - CCFM Compliance Court Sittings-5 Feb 2008
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Victoria – South Vancouver Island District – Arraignment and Trial Confirmation Hearings, Compliance and Administrative Court Sittings– 18 Jun 2007
(Rescinded) - Judicial Case Managers – Assignment of Duties Assigned to the Pilot Projects by the Administrative Judge– 18 Jun 2007
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Arraignment Hearings-25 Nov 2003
(Rescinded) - Practice Direction - Elections-25 Nov 2003
(Rescinded) - Out-of-Town Counsel Attending Arraignment Hearings-10 Feb 2000
(Rescinded) - Arraignment Process - Rule 5(4)-20 Oct 2000

Family Matters Practice Directions & Notices

Expired - FAM 09 Consent Adjournment (FLA_FMEA) - July 16, 2020
Expired - FAM 07 CFCSA Consent Requisitions - March 27, 2020
Expired - Provincial Court Protocol Hague Convention
Expired - Practice Direction - Scheduling Continuations
Expired - Practice Direction - Rule 20(10) Provincial Court (Family) Rules
Expired - Practice Direction - Fax Filing Pilot Project
Expired - Notice to Profession - Fax Filing Pilot Project
Expired - Practice Direction - Mandatory Parenting After Separation Program

Small Claims Practice Directions & Notices

(Rescinded) - SM CL 02 Small Claims Court Mediation Program - Multiple Defendants
(Rescinded) - SM CL 03 Scheduling of Civil Cases
(Rescinded) - SM CL 04 Representation at a Mediation Session
(Rescinded) - Notice to Profession - Representation at a Mediation Session
(Rescinded) - Notice to Profession - Scheduling Civil Cases
(Rescinded) - Small Claims Mediation Practicum
(Rescinded) - Small Claims Mediation Practicum: Multiple Defendants
Expired - Proof of Service
Expired - Small Claims
Expired - Section 17, Small Claims Act
Expired - Practice Direction - Fax Filing Pilot Project (June 2008)
Expired - Notice to Profession - Fax Filing Pilot Project (June 2008)