Benefits first
Care, recovery and other Enhanced Accident Benefits are the centre of the post-2021 system.
Benefits overview →BC’s motor-vehicle injury system changed significantly on May 1, 2021. This site explains the current Enhanced Care framework, where disputes are handled, when legal advice may still matter and how older claims differ.
Enhanced Care moved most BC crash-injury claims away from the former tort-based lawsuit model. Accident benefits are generally available regardless of responsibility, while most bodily-injury lawsuits are restricted subject to limited statutory exceptions.
Care, recovery and other Enhanced Accident Benefits are the centre of the post-2021 system.
Benefits overview →People can dispute ICBC decisions about benefits, responsibility and other claim issues.
Dispute options →There are narrow exceptions where legal action may still be possible.
Legal-action exceptions →Claims before May 1, 2021 are not governed by the same Enhanced Care framework.
Older claims →Care, rehabilitation, income-related and other benefits can apply depending on the person and circumstances.
Accident benefits →Start with the reason for the decision, then review the available dispute and escalation routes.
ICBC disputes →Responsibility can affect premiums and vehicle-damage issues even though injury benefits are generally available regardless of fault.
Responsibility disputes →Most post-May-1-2021 bodily-injury lawsuits are barred, but statutory exceptions exist.
When legal action may exist →Some disputes are designed to be handled without counsel, but legal advice can be valuable where rights, exceptions, deadlines or significant losses are unclear.
Finding a lawyer →Enhanced Care can also apply to BC residents injured as cyclists or pedestrians in a vehicle crash.
Cyclists & pedestrians →Benefit amounts, procedures, forms, tribunal fees and access rules can change. The pages on this site link to ICBC, BC Laws, the Civil Resolution Tribunal and the Law Society of British Columbia so readers can verify current information.