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November 20, 2024

An Indigenous law student’s perspective on a circuit court

An Indigenous law student interning with the Court accompanied the Bella Bella and Klemtu circuit court team.

November 6, 2024

Provincial Court judges lead Criminal Law Clinic for 50 years

Judges and lawyers have volunteered to teach Allard Law students criminal law skills for five decades.

October 22, 2024

An architect of the Provincial Court

Justice Kenneth Arkell was an RCMP officer, boxer, professional football player, lawyer and magistrate in northern BC, and a judge of three BC trial courts. He also played a crucial role in the development of today's BC Provincial Court.

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October 8, 2024

Please keep the website feedback coming!

The BC Provincial Court launched a new website in beta during the week of September 16. We’re still testing the website and we’re using your input to improve it. Updated: November 2024

September 25, 2024

Working together with Indigenous communities

Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples is a year-round commitment. This year, the Court accepted the invitation of the Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations to sit in their communities.

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July 20, 2023

Judges and lawyers join forces to train junior lawyers

Updated: September 2024 Provincial Court judges are working with senior lawyers to increase the skills and knowledge of junior lawyers in Surrey.

June 27, 2023

Judge’s story illustrates Cknucwentn First Nations Court’s impact

At the Cknucwentn First Nations Court's 10th anniversary celebration, Judge Raymond Phillips, a member of the Lytton First Nation, told a story that revealed the Court's impact.

June 13, 2023

Robson Square Provincial Courthouse welcomes back advocacy skills workshop after 4-year hiatus

in the last twenty years, more than thirty Provincial Court judges have served as faculty in the Continuing Legal Education Society's Winning Advocacy Skills Workshop.

May 31, 2023

The second person of Chinese heritage appointed to a BC court reflects on “belonging”

Excerpts from a well-received keynote speech given at a BC Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers’ gala by retired judge Brent Hoy.

May 23, 2023

BC lawyers can access some Provincial Court records digitally

Updated: August 2024 BC lawyers can now access some Provincial Court family and criminal court records digitally with just a few clicks!

May 4, 2023

Judging virtually demands new skills from judges

Innovations like virtual conferences, virtual bail hearings, and digital court orders have reduced barriers for court users and improved timely access. They've also made heavy new demands on the Court…

April 20, 2023

Community partnerships vital to Vancouver’s specialized sentencing courts

From dental hygiene to housing to art, music and writing opportunities, partnerships with organizations outside the justice system play an important role in the work of Vancouver’s two specialized sen…

March 30, 2023

Technology enables Provincial Court to continue operation despite Golden courthouse fire

Updated: October 2024 Following a devastating fire, the Court was able to continue its work in Golden, BC thanks in part to advances in digital record-keeping and remote court appearances.

March 21, 2023

Changing BC’s family justice system

Updated: October 2024 Canada’s traditional family justice system - with its adversarial culture and its single-minded focus on legal solutions – has tended to escalate hostility and create harmful st…

March 6, 2023

Two judges discover a Kamloops connection ... after 40 years

Forty years after they attended elementary school together, Judges Lorianna Bennett and Lynett Jung met again as Provincial Court judges.