Supreme Court of British Columbia deadline

BC response-to-civil-claim deadline calculator

A BC response to civil claim is normally due within 21 days after service in Canada, 35 days after service in the United States and 49 days after service elsewhere, unless the court orders otherwise.

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Rule reviewed 7 August 2026

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Period: 21, 35 or 49 days by place of service
Trigger: Effective service of the notice of civil claim
Direction: Forward from service
Counting method: BC Supreme Court time calculation in the current Canada calculator

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21 days from Service of the notice of civil claim on the defendant

Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg 168/2009, r 3-3(3)(a)(i)Binding

The period is defined by PLACE OF SERVICE, not by method of service - contrast New York, which keys some answer periods to the method of service. The obligation is to file AND serve within the period (r 3-3(1)), so a filed but unserved response does not comply. At 21 days the short-period rule in r 22-4(1) does not apply, so all days including Sundays and holidays are counted and only the endpoint moves under Interpretation Act s 25(3) and (4). Failure opens default judgment under r 3-8(1).

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Reviewed June 2026 · Federal Courts Rules SOR/98-106Review coverage and exclusions

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Example input: 03/08/2026

Start with 03/08/2026 as the effective service of the notice of civil claim. The calculator applies bc supreme court time calculation in the current canada calculator and use the effective service date and check an order, consent, jurisdictional response or other pleading before relying on the date. before it shows the cited output and the checks that may change it.

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BC Supreme Court time calculation in the current Canada calculator

Use the effective service date and check an order, consent, jurisdictional response or other pleading before relying on the date.

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The response must be filed and served. A separate jurisdictional-response route can apply.
This page is for a notice of civil claim, not every BC Supreme Court proceeding.

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