Online Booking of Court Hearings

Appeals in Vancouver are booked online. An appeal may be booked after the appellant’s appeal record, factum, appeal book, and certificate of readiness have been filed and served. 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.

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 Motion. 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.

Applications to Vary (Review) an Order of a Justice

To schedule an application to vary or discharge an order of a judge pursuant to Rule 34, 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