Posted:
December 22, 2020
Suspension of limitation periods to end March 2021
Government will end its temporary suspension of limitation periods to commence court proceedings in British Columbia on March 25, 2021.
Limitation periods for commencing a new civil or family action or appeal were first suspended on March 26, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the request of the attorney general, the minister of public safety and solicitor general made the order under the Emergency Program Act to protect public health and in recognition that, during the pandemic, British Columbians involved in legal or administrative proceedings may have been unable to take the steps required by legislation.