British Columbia civil procedure
When may a BC applicant serve reply affidavits under current rules?
Within 3 business days ordinarily, or 5 business days for summary trial. Serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law.
- Period
- Within 3 business days ordinarily, or 5 business days for summary trial
- Trigger
- Service of the current rule 8-1(9) response materials
- Rule
- Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13)
Official SCCR consolidation current September 29, 2026, read with BC Reg 105/2026 effective October 1, 2026. No express transition clause was found in that amendment. Establish any case-specific direction.
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Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law. Establish service of the current rule 8-1(9) response materials and the legally effective route to serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed before deriving a final date.
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When may a BC applicant serve reply affidavits under current rules?
Within 3 business days ordinarily, or 5 business days for summary trial. Serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law.
Responsible actor. The applicant choosing to reply to response materials.
Service of the current rule 8-1(9) response materials.
Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law.
Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law.
Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13)How does this provision count time?
- Identify service of the current rule 8-1(9) response materials.
- Serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed.
- The source requires within 3 business days ordinarily, or 5 business days for summary trial. Establish service of the current rule 8-1(9) response materials before reckoning the interval for serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. Interpretation Act section 25.2 ordinarily excludes the reference day and distinguishes clear or minimum spacing. The express business-day unit must be retained. It cannot be substituted by ordinary calendar days. Read the September 29 consolidation with BC Reg 105/2026, effective October 1, 2026. The replaced wording is not the current act or anchor.
- Completion requires serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. Interpretation Act section 25(3) addresses holidays and subsection (4) the actual business office where an act is required. Confirm the prescribed recipient and completion method before assuming that a court closure moves a service, delivery or payment boundary.
The source requires within 3 business days ordinarily, or 5 business days for summary trial. Establish service of the current rule 8-1(9) response materials before reckoning the interval for serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. Interpretation Act section 25.2 ordinarily excludes the reference day and distinguishes clear or minimum spacing. The express business-day unit must be retained. It cannot be substituted by ordinary calendar days. Read the September 29 consolidation with BC Reg 105/2026, effective October 1, 2026. The replaced wording is not the current act or anchor.
Completion requires serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. Interpretation Act section 25(3) addresses holidays and subsection (4) the actual business office where an act is required. Confirm the prescribed recipient and completion method before assuming that a court closure moves a service, delivery or payment boundary.
Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law. Establish service of the current rule 8-1(9) response materials and the legally effective route to serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed before deriving a final date.
The applicant choosing to reply to response materials establishes service of the current rule 8-1(9) response materials. Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law. Within 3 business days ordinarily, or 5 business days for summary trial. Serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. No final date is calculated in this source scenario.
The proposed completion boundary for serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed coincides with a holiday or an office closure. Completion requires serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. Interpretation Act section 25(3) addresses holidays and subsection (4) the actual business office where an act is required. Confirm the prescribed recipient and completion method before assuming that a court closure moves a service, delivery or payment boundary. Establish the actual paired reply service and filing and its applicable holiday or office rule. No carried or shortened date is supplied.
The applicant relies on the obsolete one-full-business-day hearing-relative service period. Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law. Review Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13) with the changed facts. Within 3 business days ordinarily, or 5 business days for summary trial alone does not resolve this scenario.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual procedure and branch
- Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law.
- Counting and closure
- The source requires within 3 business days ordinarily, or 5 business days for summary trial. Establish service of the current rule 8-1(9) response materials before reckoning the interval for serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. Interpretation Act section 25.2 ordinarily excludes the reference day and distinguishes clear or minimum spacing. The express business-day unit must be retained. It cannot be substituted by ordinary calendar days. Read the September 29 consolidation with BC Reg 105/2026, effective October 1, 2026. The replaced wording is not the current act or anchor. Completion requires serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. Interpretation Act section 25(3) addresses holidays and subsection (4) the actual business office where an act is required. Confirm the prescribed recipient and completion method before assuming that a court closure moves a service, delivery or payment boundary.
- Actor and completion
- The applicant choosing to reply to response materials. Serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed.
- Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law.
- The actor is the applicant choosing to reply to response materials. The event is service of the current rule 8-1(9) response materials. The act is serve reply affidavits on each application respondent, then file as prescribed. The boundary is paired reply service and filing. Effective October 1, 2026, amended rule 8-1(13) replaces the old hearing-relative deadline. Reply service runs after response service. Subrule (14.6) separately requires originals by 4 PM two business days before hearing. The preserved route label does not state current law.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When may a BC applicant serve reply affidavits under current rules?
Is the old one-full-business-day service rule current?
No. BC Reg 105/2026 replaces rule 8-1(13) effective October 1, 2026.
Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13)What is the ordinary reply service period now?
Three business days after response materials are served.
Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13)What changes for summary trial?
The amended rule allows five business days after service for a rule 9-7 application.
Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13)Who receives reply affidavits?
Each application respondent.
Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13)Does the new service period also determine filing?
No. Amended subrule (14.6) separately requires original reply affidavits by 4 PM two business days before the hearing.
Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13)Is an applicant compelled to reply?
No. The provision applies to an applicant who wishes to reply.
Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 8-1(13) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Reg 105/2026, Schedule 1, effective October 1, 2026 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Supreme Court Civil Rules, rules 1-1 and 22-4 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act, sections 25 to 25.5 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |