Effective date: May 5 2026
Summary
This Administrative Notice sets out the process to be followed to schedule hearings before a Registrar in Bankruptcy, where these hearings will be held or conducted, the default methods of appearance, and how to submit materials. This Administrative Notice also appends standard forms of order for hearings before a Registrar in Bankruptcy.
The following registries are designated bankruptcy registries:
- Nelson
- Prince George
- Prince Rupert
- Vernon
- Victoria
- Vancouver
Designation as a bankruptcy registry means that discharge and other bankruptcy applications must be initiated in these registries. However, as set out in this Administrative Notice, bankruptcy hearings often take place at a registry other than a designated bankruptcy registry, and materials for these hearings must be provided to the registry where the hearing will be held or conducted. Materials for hearings – whether the hearing is held in person or remotely – must be provided to the registry no later than 4 p.m. on the business day that is one full business day before the date set for the hearing.
Amendment
Going forward, for both remote and in-person trustee opposed discharge applications, the trustee must provide its materials to the registry in advance of the hearing no later than 4 p.m. on the business day that is one full business day before the date set for the hearing.
Ronald A. Skolrood
Chief Justice
Supreme Court of British Columbia