Process server in British Columbia

A verified process server near the address in British Columbia accepts your job. Every attempt is tracked with the time, GPS location and photos, and the sworn affidavit of service is in your dashboard when the job is done.

Main cities in British Columbia: Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Victoria and Kelowna. Routine service for one recipient at one address is from $120 to $225 CAD before GST/HST. Affidavit of service forms: Form 15 (Affidavit of Personal Service) - Supreme Court (civil); Form 16 - Supreme Court (civil), for ordinary service; Form F15 - family proceedings.

The materials cited here do not establish one general qualification for a person serving documents across British Columbia proceedings. The Small Claims Rules, Supreme Court Civil Rules and Supreme Court Family Rules contain different, document-specific procedures; check the rule for the proceeding and document. BC Small Claims Rules, rule 2 · Supreme Court Civil Rules, Part 4 · Supreme Court Family Rules, Part 6.

For a Small Claims Notice of Claim, the rules provide for leaving it with the individual or sending it by registered mail; requirements differ for companies and other recipients. BC Small Claims Rules, rule 2.

In Supreme Court civil proceedings, a notice of civil claim, petition and other listed documents generally require personal service; later party documents use ordinary service at an address for service where the rules allow it. A Supreme Court family Notice of Family Claim has its own personal-service rule, subject to a court-ordered alternative. Supreme Court Civil Rules, Part 4 · Supreme Court Family Rules, rules 6-2–6-6.

For Small Claims, the provincial guide says a Notice of Claim must be served within one year after filing, with renewal available by application. It gives a 14-day reply period when served in BC and 30 days when served outside BC. BC government: Serving documents.

For a Supreme Court civil Notice of Civil Claim, the claim remains in force for 12 months unless renewed by court order. Response periods are 21, 35 or 49 days depending on where service occurs. Supreme Court Civil Rules, rules 3-2 and 3-3. These deadlines are not interchangeable.

For a Small Claims defendant under 19, Rule 2(2) directs service on the defendant’s parent or guardian unless a judge orders otherwise. If service under Rule 2 cannot be made, the rules provide a court-authorized alternative. BC Small Claims Rules, rule 2.

Supreme Court civil proceedings have a separate substituted-service rule, and family cases use the Supreme Court Family Rules rather than the civil rules. Supreme Court Civil Rules, rules 1-2 and 4-4 · Supreme Court Family Rules.

For Small Claims, Rule 18 provides a Certificate of Service (Form 4), with a copy of the document and the specified registered-mail evidence where relevant. BC Small Claims Rules, rule 18.

For Supreme Court civil matters, proof may be an affidavit of personal or ordinary service (Forms 15 or 16), an acknowledgment, or a sheriff’s certificate. Family proceedings have separate proof rules and Forms F15–F18. Supreme Court Civil Rules, rule 4-6 · Supreme Court Family Rules, rule 6-6 and Appendix A. This is general information, not legal advice; use the form required for the particular proceeding.