Online Booking of Court Hearings

Appeals in Vancouver are booked online. An appeal may be booked after the appellant’s factum has been filed and served, and a copy of the Supreme Court Order has been entered and provided to the registry. To access the online booking service, please follow this link:

https://justice.gov.bc.ca/scjob

Before booking, parties are encouraged to agree on dates. A preview of available dates may be found here.

About 90% of appeals are booked for a half or full day and commence at 10:00am. Requests for more than one day must be scheduled by phone and are subject to review by the Registrar. Counsel must gown for appeal hearings.

Broadcast of Appeals

Any appeals scheduled to be heard on or after 3 January 2023 are to be broadcast subject to Section 2.2 of the Court of Appeal’s Record and Courtroom Access Policy. Those scheduling appeals must submit the Public Broadcast of Appeals form. For civil appeals, the form is submitted with the notice of hearing. For criminal appeals, the form is submitted by the respondent when filing their factum. Copies of this form may be found on the forms page or located here.

Chambers Hearings

Book a chambers application by choosing a mutually agreeable date from the list of available chambers dates here. Do not call to schedule a chambers application. Simply include the date in your Notice of Application. Counsel do not gown for chambers hearings.

Booking Appeals or Chambers in Victoria, Kelowna, Kamloops or Whitehorse

The Court sits frequently in Victoria throughout the year. For dates, please refer to the list of scheduled court and chambers days for Victoria. Call the Court scheduler using the numbers below to book hearings in either Victoria, Kelowna or Kamloops.

To schedule any matters in Yukon Court of Appeal (Whitehorse), contact the Yukon registry.

Application and Response Book to Vary or Cancel an Order

To schedule an application to vary or discharge an order of a judge pursuant to Civil Rule 62, the party must contact the court scheduler.

Hearings Before the Registrar

For information on scheduling a hearing before the Registrar, please read the Guide to Court of Appeal Registrar Hearings found on the Registrar’s Office page.

Contact Information for Court, Chambers and Registrar’s Hearings