Downtown Community Court Partnerships

Vancouver's Downtown Community Court is a unique partnership between the Provincial Court of B.C. and justice, social and health services agencies working to address the complex crime issues in the area.

Located in the courthouse are: a Provincial Court judge, a co-ordinator, a Crown counsel, a defence lawyer, a Vancouver police officer, sheriffs, court clerks, probation officers, forensic liaison workers, an occupational therapist, a licensed practical nurse, nurses, social workers, employment assistance workers, a victim services worker, a BC Housing support worker and a native courtworker. A forensic psychiatrist is also available to offenders in the community court.

Vancouver's Downtown Community Court partnerships include the following agencies and organizations:

• Provincial Court of British Columbia
• Ministry of Justice
  • Corrections
  • Court clerks
  • Crown counsel
  • Sheriffs
  • Victim Services
• Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation
• BC Housing
• Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
• Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission
• Law Foundation of British Columbia
• Legal Services Society
• Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia
• Public Prosecution Service (Canada)
• Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Services Society
• Vancouver Coastal Health
• Vancouver Police Department
• Watari Counselling and Support Services Society