The B.C. Mediator Roster Society is a non-profit organization, incorporated in 1998. Its creation was the result of a consultation process initiated by the Dispute Resolution Office (DRO), Ministry of the Attorney General. The DRO developed a Consultation Paper during this process.

The Society began operating a province-wide Mediator Roster in 1998. Initially, the Roster supported the use of mediation for civil, non-family cases in the British Columbia Supreme Court. In 2002 it expanded to create a list of mediators for family disputes, and in 2004 it became affiliated with the province's Child Protection Mediation Program Roster.

The Society is governed by a Board of Directors, drawn from senior mediators, lawyers, educators, government and other groups. The directors set rules and policies relating to the Civil and Family Rosters. A sub-group of directors, called the "Roster Committee", assesses the applications for admission to both Rosters.

The Society's activities and directions are guided by its mission and vision statements:

Mission Statement: To serve the public interest in British Columbia by promoting the use of mediation through an accessible roster of competent mediators and public education about mediation.

Vision Statement: To be a leader in promoting, regulating and enhancing the practice of mediation in B.C., to be inclusive of all mediators and all areas of mediation, and to be accessible and responsive to the people we serve.

You can find out more about us in A Brief History of the B.C. Mediator Roster Society and in the section called What We Do.