What is the standard of proof required by "reasonable grounds"?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Guilbride et al, 2003 BCPC 193 (CanLII):
The standard of proof required by "reasonable grounds" is that of "reasonable probability", and not proof beyond a reasonable doubt or of a "prima facie case": Debot, supra, at p. 213. Reasonable grounds have also been described in Lam, supra, at para. 8 (citing Chiau v. Canada (Minister of Justice) (1998), 1998 CanLII 9042 (FC), 141 F.T.R. 81, aff'd (2000) 2000 CanLII 16793 (FCA), 195 D.L.R. (4th) 422 (F.C.A.) as: ...more than a flimsy suspicion, but less than the civil test of balance of probabilities. And, of course, a much lower standard that the criminal standard of "beyond a reasonable doubt". It is a bona fide belief in a serious possibility based on credible evidence.
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