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JurisdictionWhere to Find Information Court Offices usually have very good, free, self help booklets. Amount (these change from time to time)
Court Rules, Amounts, Locations change from time to time. Check with your local Small Claims Court for the most current forms and booklets.
Alberta
Maximum Claim: $7,500
Court: Provincial Court, Civil Division
Statute: Civil Division Regulations
Provincial Court, Civil Division
Court House Annex
P.O. Box 1830, Station M
603 - 6 Avenue SW
Calgary,AB, T2P 0T3
Ph. 403-297-7217
Recorded information line: 403-297-7411
Civil Court Rules, Forms and Information
$7,500
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British Columbia:
Maximum Claim: $25,000
Statute: Small Claims Act, [RSBC 1996] Chapter 430 and Rules
Robson Square Provincial Courts
Suite 100, 800 Hornby Street
Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2C5
Ph. 604-660-8989
Fax: 604-660-8950
British Columbia Small Claims Manual
$25,000
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Manitoba:
Maximum Claim: $7,500;
Maximum General Damages: $1,500;
Statute: Court of Queen's Bench Small Claims Practices Act (C.C.S.M., c. C285)
Provincial Courts, Small Claims
373 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 0T9
Ph. 204-945-3138
Fax: 204-948-2141
$7,500
May include $1,500 general damages. Pre-judgment interest not part of money claimed
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New Brunswick:
Maximum Claim: $6,000
Statute: Small Claims Act, R.S.N.B. S-9.1, and Regulations
Small Claims Court
15 Market Square
Saint John, NB, E2L 1E8
Ph: 506-658-2560
$6,000
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Newfoundland:
Maximum Claim: $3,000
Statute: Small Claims Act and Rules
Provincial Courts, Small Claims
Box 68, Atlantic Place
St. John's, Newfoundland, A1C 6C9
Ph. 709-729-1368
Ph. 709-729-1389
Ph. 709-729-1395
$3,000
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Northwest Territories:
Maximum Claim: $5,000
Statute: General information on NWT Small Claims
Northwest Territories Courts
4905- 49 Street
2ndFloor, Court House
P.O. Box 550
Yellowknife, NWT, X1A 2N4
Ph. 867-920-8760
$5,000
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Nova Scotia:
Maximum Amount: $25,000
Statute: Small Claims Court
Provincial Courts
Provincial Court House
5250 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1E7
Ph. 902-424-8718
$25,000
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Nunavut Nunavut Court of Justice
P.O. Box 297
Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 0H0
Ph. 867-975-6100
Fax: 867-975-6168
The Nunavut Court of Justice is a unified court. No specific procedure for small claims. All civil suits commenced through the Supreme Court Rules of the N.W.T. Currently tracking all claims under $10,000, to identify claims that may one day be in Small Claims Court.
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Ontario:
Maximum Claim: $10,000
Statute: Courts of Justice Act, and Ontario Regulation 626/00
Superior Court of Justice,
Small Claims Court
Offices Across Ontario
$10,000
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Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.):
Maximum Claim: $8,000
Statute: Rule 74, Small Claims Rules of Civil Procedure
Small Claims
Box 2000
Charlottetown, PEI, C1A 7N8
Ph. 902-368-6002
Rule74 of the Rules of Civil Procedure: Small Claims
Small Claims Rules of Civil Procedure
$8,000
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Quebec:
Maximum Claim: $3,000
Statute: Section 953, Code of Civil Procedure, R.S.Q., c. C-25
Court of Quebec
1 rue Notre-Dame E., Room 3.150
Montreal, PQ, H2Y 1B6
Ph. 514-393-2304
$3,000
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Saskatchewan
Maximum Claim: $5,000
Statute: General Information
The Provincial Court, Small Claims Division
Provincial Court Building
Fourth Floor, 1815 Smith Street
Regina, SK, S4P 3V7
Ph. 306-787-5375
$5,000
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Yukon:
Maximum Claim: $25,000
Statute: Small Claims Court Act, R.S.Y. 1986 c. 160,
Court Services, Department of Justice
Small Claims Court
P.O. Box 2703, J-3
Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6
Ph. 867-667-5619
Fax: 867-393-6212
$2,5,000