BC Form F10: Address for Service Guide and Official PDF

Use the current form: An address for service is a procedural contact point. Keeping it current matters because ordinary service may be made using the address permitted by the Rules.

Open the official BC Form F10 PDF ↗ · Read current Rule 6-1 ↗

When Form F10 is used

Rule 6-1(3) allows a party to change the party’s address or addresses for service by filing and serving Form F10 on the other parties. The form is also required in specified substitution-of-party situations under Rule 8-2.

What to enter on Form F10

Case heading: copy the Supreme Court registry, court file number and claimant/respondent names from the existing case.
Party whose address is changing: enter the name of the party or parties covered by the new service details.
If represented: select the lawyer option and provide the lawyer’s accessible office address. Rule 6-1 also requires an email address if available; include any other permitted service contact details.
If self-represented: select the unrepresented option. Under Rule 6-1(1.1), provide an email address if available plus an accessible address within 30 kilometres of the registry; if you have no such accessible address, provide an email address if available and a BC postal address or fax number instead.
Signature: date the notice and sign as the filing party or lawyer, as applicable.

An accessible address is a specific, identifiable location in BC where documents can be delivered during normal business hours. A casual email address or an inaccessible location is not automatically a substitute for the addresses the Rule requires.

Why the address matters

Many later documents are served by ordinary service rather than personal service. If the address for service on the court file is stale, a party can miss important material or create a dispute about whether service was effective.

Filing and serving: five-step checklist

Check the current court rule and the blank official Form F10 before entering addresses.
Complete the court file heading and all service details relevant to whether you have a lawyer.
Check the email and street, postal or fax information against the options in Rule 6-1; make sure the recipient can actually deliver documents there.
File the signed notice in the existing Supreme Court family file and serve the filed notice on the other parties as Rule 6-1(3) requires.
Keep a copy and a record of service; monitor the updated addresses for documents and any deadlines.

Filing is only half the step: changing your contact information privately does not update the court record or notify the other parties. Form F10 does not change the court handling the case or extend any response deadline.

Worked example: you move during a case

A self-represented party moves to a location far from the existing registry. Before sending the other party a casual email, they check whether they have an accessible address within 30 kilometres. If not, they follow Rule 6-1(1.1) for the permitted combination of email (if available) and BC postal address or fax number, then file and serve Form F10. They keep a copy showing when the notice was served.

Common mistakes

Moving and assuming the registry or the other party will automatically know.
Updating an email signature but not filing Form F10.
Using F10 as if it changes the identity of a party or lawyer; other forms govern those changes.

Form F10: Notice of Address for Service