Supreme Court Civil Rules forms

Last updated on October 1, 2026

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Civil forms

This is a complete list of all forms. By default they are sorted alphabetically, but this can be changed by clicking on the table headings below. For example, click on "Form number" to sort the forms numerically. You can also search by form name or number.

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Civil forms
Form name Form number
Acknowledgment of Payment (PDF, 47KB) 55
Advertisement (PDF, 48KB) 10
Affidavit (PDF, 2.8MB) 109
Affidavit in Support of Order to Waive Fees (PDF, 65KB) 80
Affidavit of Attainment of Majority (PDF, 51KB) 78
Affidavit of Ordinary Service (PDF, 2.4MB) 16
Affidavit of Personal Service (PDF, 2.4MB) 15
Affidavit to Lead Warrant (PDF, 54KB) 83
Appellant’s Statement of Argument (PDF, 1.8MB) 121.1
Application Response (PDF, 62KB) 33
Appointment (PDF, 54KB) 49
Appointment for Examination in Aid of Execution (PDF, 47KB) 59.1
Appointment to Examine for Discovery (PDF, 50KB) 23
Bank Guarantee or Bailbond (PDF, 46KB) 88
Bill of Costs (PDF, 53KB) 62
Case Plan Order (PDF, 1.8MB)* 21
Case Plan Proposal (PDF, 55KB) 20
Caveat: Admiralty (PDF, 46KB) 85
Certificate (PDF, 49KB) 14
Certificate of Costs (PDF, 49KB) 64
Certificate of Fees (PDF, 51KB) 65
Certificate of Mediation (PDF, 45KB) 124
Certificate of Result of Sale (PDF, 55KB) 60
Certificate of Service by Sheriff (PDF, 45KB) 18
Consent Order (PDF, 53KB) 34
Counterclaim (PDF, 1.8MB)* 3
Cover Page (PDF, 48KB) 30.001
Declaration (PDF, 52KB) 120
Default Judgment (PDF, 1.6MB) 8
Default Judgment Bill of Costs (PDF, 51KB) 63
Demand (PDF, 47KB) 122
Electronic Filing Statement (PDF, 52KB) 119
Endorsement on Originating Pleading or Petition for Service Outside British Columbia (PDF, 45KB) 11
Examiner’s Report (PDF, 48KB) 57
Fax Cover Sheet (PDF, 52KB) 118
Informational Notice for Foreclosure Proceedings (PDF, 1MB) 125
Instructions to Examiner (PDF, 48KB) 28
Interrogatories (PDF, 48KB) 24
Jurisdictional Response (PDF, 46KB) 108
Letter of Request for Examination of Witness Out of Jurisdiction (PDF, 49KB) 30
List of Documents (PDF, 55KB) 22
Notice and Summary of Document (PDF, 47KB) 13
Notice of Abandonment of Appeal (PDF, 47KB) 76
Notice of Address for Service (PDF, 49KB) 9
Notice of Appeal from Associate Judge, Registrar or Special Referee (PDF, 48KB) 121
Notice of Appeal If Directions Required (PDF, 54KB) 73
Notice of Appeal: Standard Directions (PDF, 52KB) 74
Notice of Application (PDF, 2.2MB)* 32
Notice of Application for Committal (PDF, 52KB) 58
Notice of Appointment or Change of Lawyer (PDF, 46KB) 110
Notice of Case Planning Conference (PDF, 868KB)* 19
Notice of Civil Claim (PDF, 2.2MB)* 1
Notice of Civil Claim: Admiralty (In Rem and in Personam) (PDF, 52KB) 82
Notice of Civil Claim: Admiralty (In Rem) (PDF, 51KB) 81
Notice of Discontinuance (PDF, 48KB) 36
Notice of Fast Track Action (PDF, 46KB) 61
Notice of Hearing of Petition (PDF, 54KB) 68
Notice of Hearing of Appeal (PDF, 46KB) 75
Notice of Hearing of Application (PDF, 57KB) 33.01
Notice of Hearing of Stated Case (PDF, 46KB) 72
Notice of Intention to Act in Person (PDF, 45KB) 111
Notice of Intention to Call Adverse Party as a Witness (PDF, 47KB) 45
Notice of Intention to Proceed (PDF, 46KB) 44
Notice of Intention to Withdraw as Lawyer (PDF, 47KB) 112
Notice of Interest (PDF, 47KB) 70
Notice of Order (PDF, 49KB) 69
Notice of Stated Case (PDF, 52KB) 71
Notice of Trial (PDF, 52KB) 40
Notice of Withdrawal (PDF, 49KB) 37
Notice of Withdrawal of Caveat (Admiralty) (PDF, 46KB) 86
Notice of Withdrawal of Lawyer (PDF, 45KB) 114
Notice Requiring Trial by Jury (PDF, 45KB) 47
Notice to Admit (PDF, 50KB) 26
Notice to Produce (PDF, 48KB) 43
Objection (PDF, 46KB) 113
Offer to Settle Costs (PDF, 47KB) 123
Order After Trial (PDF, 1.6MB) 48
Order for Examination of Persons Outside the Jurisdiction (PDF, 55KB) 27
Order for Issue of a Letter of Request to Judicial Authority of Another Jurisdiction (PDF, 49KB) 29
Order Made After Application (PDF, 56KB) 35
Order Made at Trial Management Conference (PDF, 2.5MB) 47.1
Order of Committal (PDF, 53KB) 59
Order Signing Instructions (PDF, 2.4MB) 33.1
Order to Register Foreign Judgment (PDF, 52KB) 77
Order to Waive Fees (PDF, 55KB) 79
Payment into Court as Bail (PDF, 46KB) 87
Personal Information for Document Service by a Sheriff (SHS 852) (PDF, 166KB) 852
Petition to the Court (PDF, 2.3MB) 66
Release (PDF, 46KB) 89
Release Order (PDF, 48KB) 117
Reply (PDF, 46KB) 7
Request (PDF, 47KB) 12
Request for Document Required by Judicial Authority of Another Jurisdiction (PDF, 1.7MB) 30.1
Requisition - Chambers Practice (PDF, 51KB) 30.01
Requisition - General (PDF, 48KB) 17
Requisition - General (Application) (PDF, 49KB) 19.1
Requisition - Leave (Vexatious Litigant) (PDF, 50KB) 117.1
Requisition - Method of Attendance (PDF, 57KB) 20.1
Requisition - Short Notice (PDF, 2.4MB) 17.1
Requisition for Consent Order or for Order Without Notice (PDF, 49KB) 31
Requisition - Tribunal Award (PDF, 2.4MB) 17.2
Respondent’s Statement of Argument (PDF, 2.4MB) 121.2
Response to Civil Claim (PDF, 2.2MB)* 2
Response to Counterclaim (PDF, 2.2MB)* 4
Response to Petition (PDF, 56KB) 67
Response to Third Party Notice (PDF, 57KB) 6
Security for Receiver (PDF, 50KB) 38
Security of Receiver by Undertaking (PDF, 50KB) 39
Subpoena to Debtor (PDF, 51KB) 56
Subpoena to Witness (PDF, 47KB) 25
Third Party Notice (PDF, 1.7MB)* 5
Trial Brief (PDF, 3.8MB)* 41
Trial Certificate (PDF, 48KB) 42
Undertaking (PDF, 49KB) 116
Warrant After Subpoena (PDF, 46KB) 46
Warrant to Arrest Ship (PDF, 46KB) 84
Warrant: Contempt (PDF, 45KB) 115
Writ of Delivery (PDF, 47KB) 53
Writ of Delivery or Assessed Value (PDF, 49KB) 54
Writ of Possession (PDF, 49KB) 52
Writ of Seizure and Sale (PDF, 46KB) 50
Writ of Sequestration (PDF, 45KB) 51

Virtual Associate Judges' Chambers (Practice Direction 73)

This initiative is a pilot process established under the Supreme Court’s Practice Direction 73. During the pilot period, selected notices of application with estimated hearing times of 30 minutes or less before an Associate Judge may be placed on the virtual chambers list, except for proceedings filed in the Vancouver registry.

The modified versions of the forms required as per the Practice Directive are set out below: