First time using the Solution Explorer?
This 3 minute video will show you how to use the Solution Explorer.
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What kind of disputes can the CRT resolve?
The CRT can resolve:
- Small claims disputes $5,000 and under.
- Strata (condominium) disputes of any amount.
- Motor vehicle injury disputes about accident benefits, disputes about damages and fault up to $50,000, and determining whether an injury is a “minor injury”.
- Societies and cooperative association disputes of any amount.
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What information do I need to apply for dispute resolution?
You’ll be able to create a user account and password, in case you need to leave the application form and return later.
Before you start your application, make sure you have all of the following information ready:
- Names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for all the applicants.
- Names and mailing addresses for all the respondents.
- If the dispute involves a strata, the strata corporation’s legal name, section number, and address if applicable
- If a respondent is a business or organization, the legal name of the business or organization and its registered mailing address. If you are not sure about the name of a business that you have a claim against, contact the local business licence office at the municipal or city hall where the business is located. Ask for the correct name of the business and the name of the owner.
- A description of the dispute.
- What you would like the other side to do, including any money you want them to pay. Note that the maximum amount you can claim in a CRT small claim is $5,000, excluding fees paid to the CRT, expenses, and interest.
- The name and contact information for your representative, if you are asking permission to have one.
- Credit card or cheque to pay CRT fees.
- If you can’t pay the fees and want to ask the CRT to waive them, information on your household income, including details about your household income and the value of any real estate you own.
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What are the CRT's Rules?
Under the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, we’re required to have a set of rules. Rules are a bit like an instruction guide. They help to make the CRT fair, transparent, and consistent.
Learn more about CRT rules.