Understanding Family Law Protection Orders in British Columbia: Your Legal Rights and Safety

A protection order is a legal order issued by a judge to help protect one person from another. It outlines specific conditions that the named individual must follow. These conditions may include having no contact—or limited contact—with the protected person, their children, or other family members.

Typical conditions in a protection order may include:

• No visits to the protected person’s home, workplace, or school
• No phone calls, emails, letters, or messages (including through friends or relatives)
• No possession of weapons
• No following or surveilling the protected person

Additional conditions may be included depending on the circumstances.