Claims up to $5,000
Civil claims for up to $5,000 must usually be resolved at the online BC Civil Resolution Tribunal, not at the Provincial Court. However, some of these claims do come to the Court.
Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p>)
CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> is an online tribunal. It offers dispute resolution for issues within its authority:
First, you communicate online with the other side to see if you can settle the dispute between yourselves
If that doesn't work, CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> staff will try to help you settle
If you cannot resolve the dispute, a CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> member may make a decision that can be enforced like a court order
You cannot take a claim for harassment, slander or defamation, or the division of family property to the CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p>.
When claims for under $5,001 may come to small claims court
- The dispute is too complex or otherwise impractical for CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> to manage or resolve
- The claim is not reasonable or is an abuse of process
- The dispute has been resolved through a legally binding process or would be more appropriate for another legally binding dispute resolution process
- The claim may involve a constitutional question or the application of the British Columbia Human Rights Code
- The dispute is beyond its jurisdiction (legal authority)
You may apply in small claims court for exemption from the CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> process and a judge may order CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> not to adjudicate a claim if CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> doesn’t have jurisdiction (legal authority), or it is not in the interests of justice and fairness for CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> to facilitate or adjudicate the claim.
You must file an application for exemption within 14 days after a response is made in the CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p>. The Civil Resolution Tribunal Act sets out the factors a judge may consider, which are:
- If an issue raised by the claim is of such importance that the dispute would benefit from being decided by the Court to establish a precedent
- If an issue raised by the claim relates to a constitutional question or the British Columbia Human Rights Code
- If an issue raised by the dispute is sufficiently complex to benefit from being decided by the Court
- If all of the parties to the claim agree that the dispute should not be decided by CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p>
- If the claim should be heard together with a dispute currently before the Court
- If the use of electronic communication tools in the CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> process would be unfair to a party in a way that CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> cannot accommodate
A party can ask to have a CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> order enforced in the Provincial Court. Both negotiated consent orders and final decisions of the CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> can be filed in the Court for enforcement.
Once filed, a CRT<p>Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online dispute resolution tribunal that is separate from the Court. The tribunal deals with civil claims up to ,000 and some other claims.</p> order has the same force as a Court judgment, and can be enforced using the same procedures. The Court enforces Residential Tenancy Branch<p>The branch of the BC Government that provides information and dispute resolution services for residential tenancies.</p> orders in a similar way.
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