British Columbia Shorthand Reporters Association
The BCSRA is a non-profit, member-funded, professional association serving British Columbia's court/realtime reporters, CART providers, and broadcast captioners.
Join the BCSRA
Whether you are a BC court reporter, CART captioner, or broadcast captioner, you can enjoy the many benefits of the British Columbia Shorthand Reporters Association.
Accept No Substitutes
To provide court reporting services for the Supreme Court of British Columbia, a court reporter must be designated an Official Reporter by the Attorney General of BC.
NCRA A to Z Program
If you are interested in the many career opportunities of shorthand writers, try the free six- to eight-week NCRA A to Z® Program, now offered by the BCSRA.
ASRA: Kinstretch with Leanne Kedrosky (1x week)
If you attended the ASRA spring conference and enjoyed Leanne Kedrosky’s session, read on! A six-week kinstretch course is currently offered to ASRA members (limited spots available). For more information, visit the ASRA event page. Be sure to check out the BCSRA webpage for more court reporting news and events!
BCSRA Job Board
The BCSRA job board is open to full participating members or affiliate members who are owners and/or managers of court reporting firms. If you’re already a member, message Liz for your invite. Not yet a member? Click here for more info.
NCRA Spring Fling 2021
Earn CEUs at the NCRA’s 2021 spring seminar with eight sessions on multiple topics. Click here to register.
ASRA 2021 Spring Seminar
The 2021 ASRA virtual spring seminar is scheduled for April 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Topics include writing tips from Janice Plomp and Jeff Weigl, home organization, and kinstretch. Click here for more information or to register for the event.
2021 Spring Realtime Test
The BCSRA-administered 2021 spring realtime test in Vancouver: Location: Coast Reporting Date: April 17 Time: 9 a.m. warmup 10 a.m. testing time CLICK HERE TO REGISTER The BCSRA-administered 2021 spring realtime test in Victoria: Location: Island Reporters by Reportex Date: April 24 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
BC Court Transcription Manual Updates
Please note the following updates to BC’s court transcription manual: Gender-neutral colloquies and bylines. Drop the Ms. and Mr. and write Cnsl, first initial, period, last name. Cnsl B. Example Indiscernible notation. Do not reference accent as a reason for the indiscernible notation.
BC Court Updates (Link)
Find the latest BC court updates from CanadianLawyerMag.com as of March 1, 2021.
NCRA A to Z Program
The BCSRA is excited to offer NCRA’s A-to-Z program to all potential court reporting and captioning students! NCRA A to Z Intro to Steno Machine Shorthand Your virtual, hands-on introduction to court reporting and captioning Program starting March 22, 2021, for 6 weeks Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. NCRA A to Z program Potential students will need …
Zoom Tips & Tricks
Zoom tips and tricks for BCSRA court reporters. A Zoom coffee chat is scheduled for April 25 at 1 pm. We’ll go over some Zoom features, like breakout rooms and more.
Home Office Show-and-Tell
Edit: Thank you for attending! A coffee chat via Zoom is scheduled for March 27. What’s the one thing you can’t live without now that you’re mostly working from home? Is it that new standing desk? Maybe a fancy coffee maker? Is it the soundproofing of your children’s playroom? Or maybe you moved your desk …