Small claims & the Civil Resolution Tribunal

The Civil Resolution Tribunal is an online system for resolving many types of civil law disputes without needing a lawyer or attending court. It encourages both parties to work together. If necessary, an independent tribunal member makes a decision about your claim. This page goes over the four main stages of the process and includes a video.

This tool helps people manage and resolve disputes about BC societies that are incorporated with the BC Corporate Registry, and housing and community service co-ops. If you can’t resolve your dispute using this tool, it will lead you to the CRT’s online application form.

CRT forms in PDF format if you prefer to send a form by email or mail rather than submitting it online.

The Solution Explorer is the first step in the online Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) process, with free legal information and self-help tools. You can apply to the CRT for small claims dispute resolution right from the Solution Explorer.

This website provides information and resources to help you through the small claims court process, and this page is the starting point to learn if small claims court is right for you.

Learn about what claims you can bring in small claims court, and what the time limit is. It details the steps in the process (prepare the notice of claim, file the notice of claim on court, serve the notice on the defendant, wait for a reply, and attend the settlement conference). It also answers some common questions.

This guide is for people being sued in small claims court. It explains some options for a person who has received a notice of claim, how to fill out a reply form (with examples), and next steps in the small claims court process.

If a notice of claim names you as a defendant in a small claims court lawsuit, learn what options you have, how to act on them, and what happens next.

This guide is for people who have a small claims court case and are going to court for a settlement conference or a trial. It explains the process of the conference and trial.

This page contains forms for small claims court. The forms are in a PDF format that you can fill out and print.

This site is for people who want to begin a claim or already have one in small claims court. The “filing assistant” will help you complete small claims court forms online. Once you have filled out the form, you can print it and submit it in person or by mail.

Explains that small claims court charges filing fees. These can be a barrier for many people. Find out how you can ask to have the fees waived, so you don’t have to pay them. It explains how the court decides whether or not to waive your fees, and the steps you need to take. It also answers some common questions.

This website provides information about trial conferences in small claims court. Trial conferences are a pilot procedure in claims over $5,001 and up to $35,000. They involve an informal one-on-one discussion with a Provincial Court judge. Learn how to prepare for a trial conference, and what to expect.

The Provincial Court website contains a series of articles written by judges and judicial justices to describe what happens at various proceedings in Provincial Court and offer suggestions on how to prepare for them.

Tips for attending court, whether in person or by videoconference. There are certain rules that the judge will be expecting you to follow.

This article explains the words used for things you’ll find in a BC Provincial Court trial courtroom, show you who sits where, and explain some of the customs you’ll see in court.

Even if you win your case, there is more to do to get your money or what the judge decided you were entitled to. This website explains your options for how to collect on a judgment.

This guide answers some questions about what happens in small claims after you have your court order stating what the judge says you’re entitled to. If you have lost your case and have to pay, it will tell you what some of your options are.

A step-by-step guide to appealing a decision made in small claims court, which would take place in BC Supreme Court. Includes the relevant forms and the various deadlines and fees.

This online help guide provides information, videos, and personalized free legal help through online chat and phone to help you find earlier solutions for small claims court cases. It describes summary or simplified trials, mediation, trial conferences, preparing for court, court forms, and more.

The guides this links to include What is small claims court?, Making a claim for proceedings initiated in small claims, Making a claim for proceedings previously initiated before Civil Resolution Tribunal, Replying to a claim, Serving documents, Getting ready for court, Getting results, and Mediation for claims between $10,000 and $35,000.

Small claims court generally hears cases between $5,001 and $35,000. This section of the BC Provincial Court website has information and guides such as preparing for a settlement conference, a trial, and getting your documents in order.

This website explains the process of going to BC small claims court. You can learn more details about each step as you go through the web pages. Find out what to do if you’re being sued and how to sue someone in small claims court.

This chapter on small claims is used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It describes the processes involved in commencing or defending an action, exploring settlement options, getting to trial, and enforcing a judgment. It includes guides to filling out court forms.