Mediators on the Civil Roster mediate a broad range of civil/non-family disputes, including commercial disputes and those relating to construction, employment, environment, housing, human rights, land use, negligence, personal injury, small business and wills and estates.

Criteria for Admission:

To be admitted to the Civil Roster, mediators must have:

• at least 80 hours of core education in conflict resolution and mediation theory and skills training,
  
• at least 100 additional hours of training in dispute resolution or in a related field,
  
• at least two days of instruction in Supreme Court procedures,
  
• completed a minimum of 10 civil mediations as the only (or primary) mediator,
  
• letters of reference, and
  
• insurance coverage.

Detailed information about the qualifications to join the Civil Roster can be found in Summary of Qualifications for Admission: Civil Roster (PDF).

A professional liability insurance program, providing mediators and arbitrators errors and omissions insurance at a group rate, has been established for members of the B.C. Mediator Roster Society's Civil and Family Rosters. For details, click here. Applicants to the Civil and Family Rosters may wish to note that provisional admission may be granted to uninsured applicants who meet all of the Society's admission requirements - with the exception of the insurance requirement. The insurance program established for Roster members is available to such provisionally admitted applicants. Please contact us for details.

Applicants should be aware that the Society has a complaint process to deal with allegations of misconduct or breach of the Society's Standards of Conduct by mediators on its Civil and Family Rosters. The Society also has an informal practice advisory process for responding to competency and ethical concerns about Roster members.

Admission Procedure:

Mediators who wish to be admitted to the Civil Roster are required to:

• submit an Application Form: Civil Roster (PDF), Application Form: Civil Roster (DOC) providing background information about their training and experience  [Applicants who are a member of the Family Roster may submit the modified Application Form for Members of the Family Roster (PDF), Application Form for Members of the Family Roster (DOC)],
  
  
• provide two letters of reference, using the Mediator Roster Society's Letter of Reference Form: Civil Roster (PDF) (Word version),
  
  
• verify they have liability insurance coverage, and
  
  
• agree to abide by the standards set out in the Standards of Conduct for Mediators (PDF).
  

Please note: A Court Mediation Program reference (i.e. the compilation of comments from the mentors in mediations 8, 9 and 10) will be accepted as the equivalent of the two references usually required for Civil Roster applications. Additional references may be given but all applicants relying on the practicum program for mediation experience are required to submit comments from mediations 8, 9 and 10.

A group of the Society's directors, called the "Roster Committee", assesses the applications for admission. The Roster Committee meets approximately every other month. The schedule for the review of applications is posted on the page called What's New.

For answers to frequently asked questions related to admission, click here.

For information about the BCMRS Appeal Policies and Process, click here.

Information Regarding Education and Training Requirements:

The Society's acceptance of applicants for admission is based, in part, on an assessment of the mediation and conflict resolution courses the applicants have taken. The criteria used by the Society for assessing courses are explained and outlined in the document Assessment of Courses in Mediation & Conflict Resolution (PDF).

Some of the courses taken by applicants who have been admitted to the Civil Roster are listed in the document Core Training in Mediation, Conflict Resolution & Family Dynamics (PDF). Many other courses have been taken by successful applicants.

A document, Interpretation of Criteria for Admission, details the Society's definition of "core education in conflict resolution and mediation", "theory and skills" training and other admission criteria.

The Society has developed a set of criteria for assessing the acceptability of mediation practicums for the purpose of admission to the Civil and Family Rosters. The criteria are outlined in the document Assessment of Mediation Practicums: Civil and Family.

For more information regarding the Society's training and education requirements, or for information about practicums accepted by the Society, please contact us.