provincial courts of British Columbia

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The provincial courts of British Columbia are the lower-level trial courts in the province’s judicial system, handling most criminal, family, traffic, and small civil matters under provincial and federal law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of law
provincial trial court
appealsTo Supreme Court of British Columbia
appliesLaw federal law
provincial law
appliesProcedure Criminal Code of Canada procedures
provincial court rules
country Canada
employs court staff
judicial justices
provincial court judges
governedBy Provincial Court Act (British Columbia)
handles bylaw offences
criminal matters
family law matters
small claims matters
traffic offences
hasAbbreviation BC Provincial Court
Provincial Court of BC
hasAuthorityFrom Province of British Columbia
linked to: British Columbia
hasBuildingType courthouse
hasDivision Criminal Division
Family Division
linked to: family law division

Small Claims Division
Traffic Division
hasFunction adjudication of disputes
imposition of criminal sentences
interpretation of law
hasHeadquartersLocation Vancouver, British Columbia
linked to: Vancouver
hasMonetaryLimit small claims monetary limit set by provincial law
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
hasTypeOfCase child protection cases
civil claims up to small claims monetary limit
family maintenance and support cases
many indictable offences
parenting arrangements
summary conviction offences
youth criminal justice matters
hasWebsite https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca
isSubordinateTo Legislative framework of British Columbia
jurisdiction British Columbia
levelOfCourt lower court
trial court
location province of British Columbia
linked to: British Columbia
partOf court system of Canada
judicial system of British Columbia
uses provincial court registries

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Crown in right of British Columbia exercisesPowerThrough provincial courts of British Columbia
Provincial Court of British Columbia partOf judicial system of British Columbia
linked to: provincial courts of British Columbia
Provincial Court of British Columbia hasAbbreviation BC Provincial Court
linked to: provincial courts of British Columbia
Provincial Court of British Columbia hasAbbreviation Provincial Court of BC
linked to: provincial courts of British Columbia