Effective date: 4 Aug 2026
When bringing or responding to an application before a single judge in chambers, parties should observe the following:
- Person(s) bringing the application should obtain a date for the application online at justice.gov.bc.ca/scjob;
- Wherever possible, obtain other parties’ agreement to the date you have selected;
- Prepare, file, and serve materials in accordance with the Rules and the Registrar’s filing directive;
- Person(s) responding should also file responding materials in accordance with the Rules and the Registrar’s filing directive;
- Any person who wishes to appear by Zoom must file a Request to Appear Remotely with their materials on the timelines in the Rules: see Remote Appearances (Civil & Criminal Practice Directive, 18 July 2022).
Parties will have 30 minutes total (not 30 minutes each) for the hearing of their application, unless otherwise directed by a Deputy Registrar. If parties require more time, they should address this at the start of the hearing.
When bringing or responding to applications before the Registrar, parties should follow the process above, but instead of booking online must contact the Registrar’s scheduler directly to obtain available times and dates for the application.
Urgent applications brought under Rule 57 must be scheduled by telephoning the chambers scheduler to obtain a date. If appearing by Zoom, parties must observe the requirements in the Remote Appearances practice directive.
Leonard Marchand
Chief Justice
BC Court of Appeal