What is it
The Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) is a new administrative tribunal. It is an online dispute resolution platform created to help people without lawyers resolve certain types of disputes quickly. Each dispute must go through mandatory negotiation and mediation phases, where the parties can negotiate with each other. If they still can’t resolve the matter, then they have a “hearing” online or over the phone.
Types of issues
It is a unique tribunal as it deals with many issues that would have otherwise been dealt with the Provincial or Supreme Court. The CRT deals with:
- Small Claims (civil matters) worth under $5,000
- Strata (condo) disputes
- Motor vehicle injury claims up to $50,000
- Societies and cooperative association disputes
If you don't agree with the decision
If you don’t agree with a CRT final decision, you can make an application to the BC Supreme Court for “judicial review”. This is when you ask the court to review if the CRT’s decision was reasonable or correct.
