Form 22: Trial Readiness Statement
Form 22 tells the court what you have prepared for trial, what is not finished and what help or arrangements you need.
Each party files and serves Form 22 at least seven days before a scheduled trial preparation conference, or when the court directs. It is not required automatically in every case.
When must you prepare this form?
Use Form 22 if you are scheduled for a trial preparation conference or the court has directed or ordered you to file a trial readiness statement. Rule 110 requires each party to file and serve it at least seven days before the conference, or according to the court’s order. Do not assume the same deadline applies when a different court direction sets the date.
What information does Form 22 ask for?
- Enter the registry, court file, your name, the other parties and any lawyers, including any lawyer for a child.
- Identify the issues still going to trial, such as parenting time, parental responsibilities, child or spousal support, guardianship, contact or relocation.
- Record settlement efforts, existing relevant orders and whether your financial documents and other disclosure are current.
- List the witnesses you intend to call, including yourself if giving evidence; identify missing records, expert reports, section 211 reports and any witness availability problems.
- Identify interpreters, accessibility needs, safety considerations, technology and accommodations; state trial dates, readiness concerns and a realistic trial-time estimate.
- If you want procedural orders at the trial preparation conference, identify them in the part provided for that purpose. The prescribed Form 22 has no party signature field; its final judge-signature area is for the court. Complete the relevant fields, then file and serve your trial readiness statement on time.
Documents, witnesses and disclosure
The form asks whether you have exchanged the documents and witness information you plan to rely on. Be accurate: if you still need records or updated financial disclosure, say what is missing and what you propose to do about it. If a witness must be compelled to attend, the separate Form 23 subpoena has its own personal-service and travel-expense rules. Do not assume that listing a person on Form 22 requires that person to attend.
What the judge may do at the conference
Rule 112 allows the trial preparation judge to give directions about trial length and dates, which evidence will be needed, witness summaries and disclosure, expert evidence, procedural arrangements and other steps needed to make trial ready. It is a preparation meeting, not a guarantee that every requested order or schedule will be approved.
Worked example
A parent has a trial preparation conference on November 20. They check the actual court order, complete Form 22 listing two witnesses, a missing financial statement and a request for an interpreter, and file and serve it no later than the Rule 110 deadline unless the court has set a different date. They bring the same accurate disclosure concerns to the conference.
Common mistakes
Do not confuse trial preparation conference with the actual trial date. Do not leave out witness or accessibility issues because they feel minor. Do not claim that documents have been disclosed when they have not. If you need an adjournment, Rule 114 sets a separate process; checking “not ready” on Form 22 does not automatically postpone the trial.
Official sources
- Official prescribed Form 22
- BC Provincial Court Family Rules — Rules 110–112
- Province of BC: Provincial family forms
- Province of BC: Form 22 guidebook
Targeted review of current Rules and prescribed forms: October 13, 2026. This is not a complete legal review of all exceptions or later amendments.