Notice to Mediate (General) Regulation
The notice to mediate process enables any party to an action in the Supreme Court to compel all other parties to attend a mediation session. It was first introduced in 1998 for motor vehicle personal injury cases and was expanded to residential construction cases in 1999.
Throughout 2000, the Dispute Resolution Office of the Ministry of Attorney General consulted widely with the bar, the mediation community and the Supreme Court concerning expansion of the notice to mediate process to a wide range of civil, non-family cases. In the same year, the Provincial Council of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, passed a resolution supporting expansion to general civil matters and "appropriate family matters."
In 2001, the Notice to Mediate (General) Regulation came into force; it applies to a wide range of civil, non-family cases.
For more information about the Notice to Mediate process for civil, non-family cases visit the Dispute Resolution Office website and read the Notice to Mediate Regulation.
