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Our mission is to be a fair, easy-to-access, innovative court that works efficiently and ensures justice for everyone.

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Family

The Court helps settle disputes, including financial support and parenting issues when families separate, and hears child protection cases.

Criminal (adult and youth)

The Court deals with charges against adults for most crimes. Youth court deals with charges against young people aged 12 to 17.

Small claims

The Court conducts mediation and trials to resolve civil lawsuits in small claims court.

Traffic, ticket, bylaw

The Court deals with tickets for offences under BC and Canadian laws, and charges under municipal bylaws.

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Updates from the Court

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R. v. Romero-Arata

This is a sentencing decision for a case involving criminal negligence causing death.

Practice Directions related to Continuations

The Court has revised FAM 03 and CRIM 04 and has released a new SM CL 05 which all address scheduling continuations of trials or hearings.

The December 2024 BC Provincial Court Judicial Complement Report is now available

Each month, the Court reports changes in its complement of judges in a Judicial Complement Report posted on the website.
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Explore our new website – it’s now fully launched!

The Court’s new website offers many new features, some due to users’ feedback during the website’s beta phase.

Ten trips around the sun, once around the earth

A judge’s adventures driving more than 40,000 kms to and from court in northern BC

An Indigenous law student’s perspective on a circuit court

An Indigenous law student interning with the Court accompanied the Bella Bella and Klemtu circuit court team.
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