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Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal is the highest court in the province. It hears appeals from the Supreme Court, from the Provincial Court on some criminal matters, and reviews and appeals from some administrative boards and tribunals.
The Court of Appeal is constituted by the Court of Appeal Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 77. The Court of Appeal Act provides for a Chief Justice and 14 other justices, as well as for supernumerary justices. Thus, the Court of Appeal actually has more than 15 judges. The Chief Justice of British Columbia heads the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal has a registrar who, in addition to other administrative duties, hears matters related to the settling of orders and bills of costs.
Announcements
April 11, 2013
CRIMINAL APPEAL FORMS AVAILABLE
The Court has added the criminal appeal forms from the Criminal Appeal Rules 1986 to this website. The forms are available in both Word and PDF.
April 4, 2013
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - APRIL 3, 2013
The Attorney General and the Courts of British Columbia have issued the following press release regarding a memorandum of understanding between the Attorney General, the Chief Justice of British Columbia, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court.
March 27, 2013
B.C. COURT OF APPEAL ANNUAL REPORT 2012
The Annual Report of the BC Court of Appeal covering the activities of the Court for 2012 is now available.
March 25, 2013
WEBCAST ARCHIVE LINK FOR CARTER V. CANADA
The archive for the webcast of Carter v. Attorney General of Canada, which was broadcast March 18-March 22, is available through this link. Please address any comments to carterappeal@courts.gov.bc.ca.
March 5, 2013
COURT OF APPEAL RULE AMENDMENTS
The Court of Appeal Rules and Forms have recently been amended. For the details, please see the Order in Council
December 4, 2012
SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANT RESOURCES SURVEY
The BC Court of Appeal is developing a series of new resources to help people who are trying to advance their case, without the help of a lawyer. If you are representing yourself and you are involved in a Court of Appeal process, we'd like to know what kind of information would be most helpful with your case.
Please take 5 minutes to answer this short survey.