Submit court documents in the event of a work disruption at Canada Post

How to file court documents in the event of a work disruption at Canada Post:

• Provincial Court registries accept filings at the applicable court registry in person, using fax filing (under GEN 01 Fax Filing Registries – Family and Small Claims), or using Court Services Online where available. Email filing will also be accepted where court rules, legislation, or practice directions allow.

• For the filing of time-sensitive documents, you can submit documents via Court Services Online (CSO) where this service is available.

• Alternatively, documents can be submitted in person, by private services of a registry filing agent or by courier. 

 

Court Services Online (CSO)

Court registries allow electronic filing of documents for most Supreme Court civil and Provincial small claims documents for a fee through CSO. To e-file with CSO, a client must have a registered account with CSO and accept the user agreement.  Also, a client must have either a Basic or Business BCeID account with a registered credit card or BC Registries and Online Services account. 

Information about registering with CSO can be found at Court Services Online Registration Guide

 

Fax Filing

Fourteen court registries currently accept filings by fax for most Supreme and Provincial Court civil case documents. The court locations that accept fax-filed documents and information about the service: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/documents-forms-records/submit-court-documents-forms

 

In-person at the court registry

Provincial and Supreme Court registry locations: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/courthouse-locations

Court registries hours of operation to file in person are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Some of the smaller locations may operate with reduced days/hours.

 

Courier

You may hire the services of a private courier. If you require the documents to be filed the day the documents are delivered to the court registry, please call the court registry prior to using this service to confirm the documents will be filed the same day as delivery.

 

Registry Filing Agent

Registry filing agents offer the service of filing court documents and accept payment by credit card.

 

Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal registry allows electronic filing of documents for most civil and criminal appeals for a fee through CSO. Fax filing is also accepted for litigants not represented by counsel. Information about in-person filing options and Court of Appeal registry locations is available at: Court of Appeal - Court Locations and Contacts (bccourts.ca)