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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Statements (48)

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
Robson Square civic complex → contains → British Columbia Provincial Law Courts ⓘ
linked to: provincial courts of British Columbia
Traffic Division → partOf → Provincial Court of British Columbia ⓘ
linked to: provincial courts of British Columbia
Traffic Division → hasAbbreviation → Traffic Division of the Provincial Court of BC ⓘ
linked to: provincial courts of British Columbia
Provincial Court Act (British Columbia) → regulates → Provincial Court of British Columbia ⓘ
linked to: provincial courts of British Columbia
Attorney General of British Columbia → jurisdiction → provincial courts of British Columbia ⓘ
Criminal Division (Provincial Court of British Columbia) → partOf → Provincial Court of British Columbia ⓘ
subject linked to: Criminal Division
linked to: provincial courts of British Columbia
Criminal Division (Provincial Court of British Columbia) → hasParentOrganization → Provincial Court of British Columbia ⓘ
subject linked to: Criminal Division
linked to: provincial courts of British Columbia