Practice Resources

This Practice Direction supports the objectives of the 2013 revision to the rules and process. These directions will be interpreted in a manner consistent with the intention and spirit of the requirements of the Criminal Code of Canada and the CCFM Rules. I make the following Practice Direction pursuant to my authority under the Provincial Court Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 379, and Rule 3 of the CCFM Rules.

Purpose: To set out the procedure before a subpoena requiring opposing counsel to give evidence in a proceeding can be issued.

With the increased pressure on completing trials without undue delay created in the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Jordan, it has become necessary to set out some guidelines to govern scheduling conflicts which arise between the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court.

Purpose: To facilitate identification of counsel or commissioner for taking affidavits.

Purpose: To set out the procedure for introducing evidence that contains or may contain high potency narcotics, including fentanyl and carfentanil (“HPN Exhibits”).

This Practice Direction sets out standard directions governing the conduct of appeals from decisions of masters, registrars or special referees. If the circumstances of an appeal require, the timelines and document filing requirements set out in this Practice Direction may be abridged, extended or modified by order of a justice of the court pursuant to Supreme Court Civil Rule 22-4(2) and Supreme Court Family Rule 21-2(2).

The process for applying to court for the restoration of a dissolved company involves a number of steps. This Practice Direction describes the steps in the process and the information required by the court on such applications.

The process for applying to court for the restoration of a dissolved society involves a number of steps. This Practice Direction describes the steps in the process and the information required by the court on such applications.

Chief Justice Hinkson has issued Practice Direction 51 that will take effect on July 1, 2016 to coincide with amendments to Civil Rule 12-2 dealing with trial management conferences which also take effect on July 1 2016.

This Practice Direction has two parts. Part A sets out a direction of the Chief Justice pursuant to Section 11(7) of the Supreme Court Act , R.S.B.C 1996 c. 443, as to the matters in respect of which a master is not to exercise jurisdiction. Part B sets out guidelines for the assistance of the profession and the public as to the matters in respect of which a master has jurisdiction.