British Columbia

Please see below for links to COVID-19 updates for the legal profession in British Columbia.

The Courts of British Columbia

Court of Appeal for British Columbia

• COVID-19 Announcements
• Index of Court of Appeal COVID-19 Notices

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Provincial Court of British Columbia

• COVID-19


• Affidavits
• COVID19 – Changes in Court Procedures
• FAQ
• Virtual conferences and hearings
• Archived COVID Announcements, Notices, Practice Directions

BC Centre for Disease Control

• Communication and Incident Response Protocol: Notification of Potential COVID-19 Incidents and/or Testing at or Related to Courthouses – dated January 19, 2021
• COVID-19 Public Exposures – Courthouse Exposures
• Guidance for Courthouses During the COVID-19 Pandemic – dated January 19, 2021

The Law Society of British Columbia

Ministry of Attorney General

• Ministry of Attorney General Response to COVID-19
• COVID-19 Court Recovery Operations
• Purpose and Effect: COVID-19 Related Measures Act – Limitation Periods
• Order in Council No. 655/2020 – dated December 21, 2020 [ending suspension of limitation periods on March 25, 2021]
• Order in Council No. 517/2020 – dated September 18, 2020 [amendment to Supreme Court Civil Rules re: civil jury trials]

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

• Ministerial Order No. M121 – dated April 22, 2020 [Supreme Court Civil and Family Applications (COVID-19) Order]