Provincial Court of British Columbia

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Provincial Court of British Columbia
Coat of Arms of the Provincial Court [1]
Established	1969
Authorized by	Provincial Court Act
Number of positions	150
Website	Provincial Court
Chief Judge
Currently	Melissa Gillespie
Since	2018[2]

The Provincial Court of British Columbia (BC Provincial Court) is a

In civil matters, the Small Claims division of the court is limited to claims for debt or damages up to $35,000,^[3] or where the claimant agrees to abandon his or her claim for any amount in excess of $35,000. The Provincial Court also has limited family law jurisdiction, except for divorce proceedings and the division of matrimonial property. The Supreme Court of British Columbia shares jurisdiction over all matters that may be heard by the Provincial Court, except where exclusive jurisdiction may be conferred by statute on the Provincial Court.

Judges of the Provincial Court are appointed by the provincial

All courts in the Province of British Columbia display the

• Supreme Court of British Columbia
• British Columbia Court of Appeal

References

Further reading

• Watts, Alfred (1986). Magistrate-judge, the story of the Provincial Court of British Columbia. Victoria: Provincial Court of British Columbia : Distributed by Queen's Printer Publications.
  ISBN 978-0-7718-8524-2
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