BarTalk February 2005
Volume 17, Number 1

Service of Documents on the Federal Crown

Q: Where should I serve originating documents on the Federal Crown in cities without a regional office?

A: Proceedings against the Federal Crown in a provincial superior court are governed by the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act and its Regulations. Pursuant to section 4 of the Regulations, originating documents are served on the Federal Crown by serving the Deputy Attorney General at the office of the Deputy Attorney General in Ottawa or, for B.C., by serving the Senior Regional Director of the Department of Justice’s B.C. Regional Office (Department of Justice Canada, B.C. Regional Office, 900-840 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2S9. Tel: 604-666-2061).

In the Federal Court of Canada or the Federal Court of Appeal, Rule 133 of the Federal Court Rules (1998) provides that personal service of an originating document on the Crown, the Attorney General of Canada or any other minister of the Crown is effected by filing of the originating document and two copies of it in the Federal Court Registry.

This article was published in the February 2005 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.