Canada · British Columbia Court of Appeal
How much time must a BC leave response book allow before hearing?
A party wishing to respond must file and serve a response book for leave at least 5 business days before the application hearing date.
- Period
- 5 business days before the hearing, subject to the stated minimum interval
- Trigger
- The established leave-application hearing date
- Rule
- BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 14
Court of Appeal Rules consolidation current to October 6, 2026, last amended April 7, 2026 by BC Reg 56/2026. Court of Appeal Act and Interpretation Act consolidations current to September 22, 2026. Official directive compilation acquired October 8, 2026 UTC, including Registrar’s Filing Directive effective September 4, 2025. Later changes, enactment-specific periods and actual directions require separate checking.
Source guide · No automated date
Check the applicable procedure
The leave response uses its booked application hearing and a registry-open-day interval. Establish the actual hearing, effective service and any shorter-notice direction before choosing a filing date. For leave response book, the necessary hearing, calendar and procedural conditions must be established separately. This source guide provides no automatic date or paid calculation.
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How much time must a BC leave response book allow before hearing?
A party wishing to respond must file and serve a response book for leave at least 5 business days before the application hearing date.
Responsible actor. The party responding to the leave application.
The leave response uses its booked application hearing and a registry-open-day interval. Establish the actual hearing, effective service and any shorter-notice direction before choosing a filing date.
The same hearing concerns both leave and a joined stay. Rule 21(1)(b) requires the combined response book for leave and stay at least five business days before that hearing.
The leave response uses its booked application hearing and a registry-open-day interval. Establish the actual hearing, effective service and any shorter-notice direction before choosing a filing date.
BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 14How does this provision count time?
- The party responding to the leave application first identifies the operative event named in r 14.
- Leave response book uses the established hearing as its backward reference. Preserve 5 business days and the rule’s “at least” wording. The response concerns leave, so the two-business-day general response minimum cannot determine this book’s interval. Check Interpretation Act section 25.2 and the actual registry-open calendar for this stated interval.
- The party checks the actual granted order and the required filing or service evidence before relying on the ordinary leave response book branch.
Leave response book uses the established hearing as its backward reference. Preserve 5 business days and the rule’s “at least” wording. The response concerns leave, so the two-business-day general response minimum cannot determine this book’s interval. Check Interpretation Act section 25.2 and the actual registry-open calendar for this stated interval.
Leave response book requires separate review if its backward threshold is closed. The response concerns leave, so the two-business-day general response minimum cannot determine this book’s interval. Review the backward-reference provisions in Interpretation Act section 25(3)–(4) alongside Appeal Rule 2 before treating a closed threshold as compliant. Do not silently choose a rollover that defeats the minimum notice interval.
BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 14Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The leave response uses its booked application hearing and a registry-open-day interval. Establish the actual hearing, effective service and any shorter-notice direction before choosing a filing date. For leave response book, the necessary hearing, calendar and procedural conditions must be established separately. This source guide provides no automatic date or paid calculation.
The established leave-application hearing date and the ordinary leave response book branch are identified. A party wishing to respond must file and serve a response book for leave at least 5 business days before the application hearing date. Establish the named event, actual calendar or status conditions and completed acts; no automatic date or paid calculation is provided.
A required registry day or proposed threshold for leave response book falls on a closed day. Leave response book requires separate review if its backward threshold is closed. Interpretation Act section 25(3)–(4) distinguishes backward references, while Appeal Rule 2 extends time for an act to the next business day. Do not silently choose a rollover that defeats the minimum notice interval. Check the operative interval or status rule and actual direction; no unsupported rollover is produced.
The same hearing concerns both leave and a joined stay. Rule 21(1)(b) requires the combined response book for leave and stay at least five business days before that hearing. Use the joined-response route rather than the standalone stay’s two-business-day minimum.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- What document responds to a BC leave application?
- Rule 14 requires a response book for leave prepared according to the completion instructions. It must be both filed and served.
- What event anchors the leave response deadline?
- The application hearing date anchors the backward interval. The applicant’s notice filing date does not start a five-day forward response clock.
- What if leave and stay are being heard together?
- Rule 21(1)(b) calls for a response book for leave and stay at least five business days before the application hearing. Confirm the combined application.
- Actual filing and effective service for leave response book
- Leave response book requires identifying accepted filing and effective service separately. Rule 83 applies a 4 p.m. filing boundary, and Rule 4(3) applies the email or fax service boundary.
- The leave response uses its booked application hearing and a registry-open-day interval. Establish the actual hearing, effective service and any shorter-notice direction before choosing a filing date.
- A leave response book has a five-business-day minimum. The ordinary application response in Rule 55 has a different two-business-day minimum.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
How much time must a BC leave response book allow before hearing?
What document responds to a BC leave application?
Rule 14 requires a response book for leave prepared according to the completion instructions. It must be both filed and served.
BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 14Does Rule 55’s two-business-day response minimum apply to leave?
No. Rule 52(2)(a) excludes Rule 13 leave applications from the general division. Rule 14 supplies the specific five-business-day response period.
BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, rr 14 and 52(2)(a)What event anchors the leave response deadline?
The application hearing date anchors the backward interval. The applicant’s notice filing date does not start a five-day forward response clock.
BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 14(1)What if leave and stay are being heard together?
Rule 21(1)(b) calls for a response book for leave and stay at least five business days before the application hearing. Confirm the combined application.
BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 21(1)(b)Can the response book be emailed after 4 p.m. on the selected service day?
Rule 4(3) deems that email served on the next business day. That can shorten a minimum interval even if a filing transmission was timely.
BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 4(3)Can a registry closure be ignored when counting leave-response business days?
No. Business days depend on registry opening under Rules 1 and 83. Establish actual closures and any operative direction before selecting the final filing-and-service day.
BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, rr 1, 2 and 83Official sources and review
Provisions used (14)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 14 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act, RSBC 1996, c 238, s 25.2 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 2 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 3 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 4(3) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 83 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Court of Appeal Act, SBC 2021, c 6, s 32 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Registrar’s Filing Directive, September 4, 2025, sections 2–4 and 7.1 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 21(1)(b) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 52(2)(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, r 14(1) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, rr 4(3) and 83(3) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, rr 14 and 52(2)(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| BC Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg 120/2022, rr 1, 2 and 83 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |