Who can use it?
- For
- Parties resolving a claim at mediation
- Court rules
- Rules 6–10.2
When do you need Form 25?
Before using this form, check that your case belongs in Provincial Court and that this form fits your situation. Read the current court rule and official form. Most eligible claims of $5,000 or less start with the Civil Resolution Tribunal, not a new Court Notice of Claim. Some kinds of claims follow different rules.
What to prepare
Identify who does what, payment dates, interest or expenses, and what happens to existing court claims.
Use the names, addresses and court file number already on your case. Keep the documents and calculations together, and make copies for everyone who needs them. Filling in a form does not prove your case.
File the form and give copies to others
Important for this form: Under Rule 7.3(48), when mediation produces agreement on any issues, the parties must complete and sign Form 25, and any party may file it subject to the confidentiality/filer instructions on the prescribed Form 25 (which distinguishes agreements filed generally from agreements filed only in support of an affidavit of non-compliance). If a filed agreement is not followed, the route depends on the term breached: monetary defaults have a conditional affidavit/payment-order procedure under Rule 7.3(49); non-money defaults follow Rule 7.3(50)–(51). A signature alone should not be described as automatic judgment.
Review terms before signing; obtain the appropriate court order when enforceability requires it.
Follow the wording and instructions on the official form. You may need to give different copies to different people. The provincial Filing Assistant can help you fill out certain forms. It cannot tell you whether your case belongs in this court or whether your filing will be accepted.
Deadlines and fees
Timing: Use the session’s mediation directions and the agreed dates; preserve a signed copy.
Fees: Mediation services and follow-up filings can involve expense even if Form 25 has no separate listed filing fee.
If you must give a copy to another person, follow the delivery rules for that form. Write down when and how you delivered it. Filing a form with the court is different from giving it to someone else. Estimate ordinary CRT / original Court claim costs. This calculator does not cover every special form or every way to collect money after a judgment.
Watch out for this mistake
Leaving obligations vague or treating all signed private agreements as automatic payment orders.
Check the current fee, courthouse and hearing instructions. Small-claims procedures can differ at Vancouver Robson Square and Richmond.