Who We Are

Established in 1985 by two veteran court reporters, Premiere Verbatim Reporting (PVR) is an independent court reporting and transcription firm based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

For more than 30 years, we have worked to ensure the highest quality of court reporting services and have grown to be the largest firm in Victoria & on Vancouver Island, providing our court reporting services at various types of proceedings requiring a verbatim record, including examinations for discovery, video depositions, hearings, and arbitrations.

Over time, we have built strong relationships with many clients due to our exacting standards and professionalism, while new clients continue to be impressed by our expertise and commitment to assisting them in every possible way.Read More

Who We Serve

PVR provides verbatim court reporting, realtime reporting, and transcription services for:

Department of Justice, Canada under Standing Offer #4600000373
Various Boards & Tribunals in the Province of BC including:
- WorksafeBC
- Victoria Real Estate Board
- Transport Canada
- BC Procurement Services Branch
BC Ministry of Health Services 2016-03 General Services Agreement
ICBC as a Pre-Qualified Vendor
Law Firms
Corporate Directors’ Meetings / Annual General Meetings

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Videoconference Proceedings with PVR

PVR is currently offering free videoconferencing for discoveries, mediations, and arbitrations.

Our end-to-end encryption for all meetings include role-based user security, password protection, waiting rooms, breakout rooms, and the ability to place attendees on hold. Features include share screens for exhibit or document viewing and annotation for an interactive meeting as well as chat groups and private breakout rooms.

Easy to use with your laptop, desktop, iPad or cell phone. Our certified reporters produce transcript of your discoveries.

We handle all the testing and training so you can concentrate on your discovery or mediation.

Interested? Take a look at our video here