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ARTICLE · 02 SEPTEMBER 2020

BC's Arbitration Act: New Legislation Aims To Modernize And Streamline Domestic Arbitration

On September 1, 2020, in a development aimed at modernizing and streamlining the domestic arbitration regime, the Arbitration Act, S.B.C. 2020, c. 2 (the Act)...

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On September 1, 2020, in a development aimed at modernizing and streamlining the domestic arbitration regime, the Arbitration Act, S.B.C. 2020, c. 2 (the Act) will come into force in British Columbia, repealing and replacing the Arbitration Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 55 (the old act). The Act more closely aligns BC's domestic arbitration legislation with its International Commercial Arbitration Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 233, as well as with the standards contained in the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. In so doing, the Act advances the objective of achieving greater uniformity in modern arbitration laws across Canada.

Below, we highlight some of the most significant changes and updates brought about by the Act, including elements that contracting parties and arbitration practitioners should keep in mind going forward.

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