As a family justice reform pilot project, the application of the Notice to Mediate (Family) Regulation was expanded to the Vancouver and New Westminster registries of the Supreme Court on January 1, 2009.  The Regulation enables any party to a family law proceeding to require the other parties to attend a mediation session to attempt to resolve the issues in dispute.  It now applies to family law proceedings in the Nanaimo, Duncan, Victoria, Vancouver and New Westminster registries, regardless of when the proceedings were commenced.  Below are links to the Regulation and information sheets about the family Notice to Mediate process.

Notice to Mediate (Family) Regulation – http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/justice-reform-initiatives/publications/pdf/Law&Equity296.pdf

Dispute Resolution Office information bulletin about the process – http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/dro/publications/bulletins/ntm-family.htm

Fact sheet for lawyers and mediators – http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/justice-reform-initiatives/publications/pdf/NTMFactSheetLawyersMediators.pdf

Fact sheet for the public – http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/justice-reform-initiatives/publications/pdf/NTMParties.pdf