French-Speaking Jury Trials
The provincial voters list is used to summon individuals for English-speaking jury trials. Names in the database are picked at random and summonses are issued to those that have been identified. If you are a registered voter in British Columbia, your name and address appears in this database.
Since 1990, Francophone accused persons in British Columbia have the right to be tried by a judge and jury who speak French. French-speaking jury trials are very rare in British Columbia, with only one, on average, occurring per year. It’s important to ensure the French-speaking juror list is updated so that French-language jury trials can be provided whenever possible.
If you are a French-speaking British Columbian and wish to have your name transferred from the current database used for summoning individuals for English-speaking jury trials to the database used for summoning for individuals for French-speaking trials, click here. The information you provide will be kept confidential.
