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Making a Claim Against the City

If you have suffered damages and you believe that the City of Pitt Meadows may be responsible, you must submit written notice of your claim within two months of the date when the damages were sustained.

To submit written notice of your claim, you must complete and return a Notice of Claim Form (PDF). Alternatively, you may scroll to the bottom of this page and submit your claim online.

  • Name
  • Mailing address
  • Phone number(s)
  • Date and approximate time of incident
  • Location of incident (be as specific as possible)
  • Description of damages or injury (provide any invoices if available)
  • Description of incident
  • Description of cause of incident and why you believe the City is responsible
  • Names of Witnesses, City employees, or any other persons involved, if applicable
  • Photographs of any property damage, if applicable / available.

Submit your notice of claim to:
The City of Pitt Meadows
Corporate Officer's Office
Attention: Kate Barchard
12007 Harris Road
Pitt Meadows, BC  V3Y 2B5

When we receive your claim...

  • An investigation is commenced
  • You will receive a written acknowledgement of your Notice of Claim
  • A decision will be made upon the completion of the investigation
  • You will be notified in writing of the decision

A thorough investigation of your claim may take several weeks.  Please direct any inquiries about your claim to the Administration Department by emailing Tanya Barr. Please note: The City of Pitt Meadows will only pay claims where it is considered legally liable for the damages that you have sustained. 

  • Making a Claim Against Local Government
  • Contact Information
  • Incident Details
  • Signature
  • Complete

Making a Claim Against Local Government

Please Read Carefully and Keep the Confirmation Email After Submission for Your Information

The following form (available below when you hit the "Next Page" button) may be used to report your claim. Any comments or actions by the local government in response to your complaint are strictly without prejudice. In other words, comments made to you by staff or representatives of the local government are not to be taken as an admission of liability or as confirmation of any cause of action you might have. Similarly, by submitting this form, you are not waiving any of your rights. Below is an excerpt from the Local Government Act explaining why you must provide written notice of your claim within two months of suffering the loss. Your phone call or visit to City Hall does not constitute notice under the Act unless notice of your intention to claim is also provided in writing.

Immunity unless notice given to municipality after damage

736 (1) A municipality or regional district is in no case liable for damages unless notice in writing, setting out the time, place and manner in which the damage has been sustained, is delivered to the municipality or regional district, as applicable, within 2 months from the date on which the damage was sustained.

(2) In case of the death of a person injured, the failure to give notice required by this section is not a bar to the maintenance of the action.  

(3) Failure to give the notice or its insufficiency is not a bar to the maintenance of an action if the court before whom it is tried, or, in case of appeal, the Court of Appeal, believes  

  • (a) there was reasonable excuse, and  
  • (b) the defendant has not been prejudiced in its defence by the failure or insufficiency.

There are other limitation periods that apply to your claim and you might wish to consult with legal counsel. The information contained herein does not take the place of legal advice.

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