Court Calendar and
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Worker and Resolution
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2021
Court Calendar
2021 Court Calendar and Indigenous Court Worker and Resolution Services Programs
The 2021 publication is available online at https://albertacourts.ca and
Additional copies of this publication can be ordered from Alberta Queen’s
Printer at www.qp.alberta.ca/1140.cfm.
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2021 COURT CALENDAR
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2023 COURT CALENDAR
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Table of Contents
Court of Appeal
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Sitting Dates Speaking to the List Dates Justices of the Court of Appeal
Court of Queen’s Bench
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Map - Sitting Points Sitting Dates Justices of the Court of Queen’s Bench
Masters-in-Chambers
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Sitting Dates Masters
Provincial Court Criminal
23 24 31
Map - Circuits Docket Sittings Judges of the Provincial Court
Provincial Court Family and Youth
35 36 41
Map - Circuits Docket Sittings Judges of the Provincial Court
Provincial Court Civil
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Sitting Days Judges of the Provincial Court
Supernumerary Judges
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Supernumerary Judges
Court Directory
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Court of Appeal Court of Queen’s Bench Provincial Court Base & Circuit Points Alberta Review Board Sheriffs Branch Transcript Management Services Alberta Crown Prosecution Services Offices Specialized Prosecution Branch Appeals, Education and Prosecution Policy Branch Public Prosecution Service of Canada Courts Administration Service (Federal)
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Justice & Solicitor General Indigenous Court Worker and Resolution Services Programs
Justice Services Division
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Indigenous Court Worker Programs
Alberta Indigenous Criminal Court Worker Program Alberta Indigenous Family Court Worker Program
Resolution Services
66 67 68 68 68 69 69 71 72 73 73 74 75 76
Resolution and Court Administration Services Alberta Law Libraries (ALL) Resolution Services Information Services
CALL - RCAS Contact Centre CLICK - RCAS web information COME IN - In-Person Self-Help
Family Court Assistance
Dispute Resolution Services
Provincial Court Civil Mediation Family Mediation Children’s Services Mediation Program: Provincial Court Dispute Resolution Officer (Calgary) and Child Support Resolution (Edmonton)
Public Legal Education and Information
Parenting After Separation (PAS) Parenting After Separation for Families in High Conflict (PASHC)
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Resolution Support Centres
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2021
COURT OF APPEAL OF ALBERTA
SITTINGS OF THE COURT OF APPEAL OF ALBERTA
FOR THE YEAR 2021 WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
Sentence Appeals, Sentence
General Appeal
- Place of Sitting
- Speak to & Criminal Panel
Applications - First Day of Oral Argument 1 & 3
Civil Panel Applications 1
Hearings - (Week of) 1 & 2
Edmonton Calgary
Mon. Jan. 4 Mon. Jan. 11
Tues. Jan. 19 Tues. Jan. 19
Thurs. Jan. 21 Thurs. Jan. 21
Edmonton Calgary
Mon. Feb. 1 Mon. Feb. 8
Wed. Feb. 17 Tues. Feb. 23
Thurs. Feb. 25 Thurs. Feb. 25
Edmonton Calgary
Mon. Mar. 1 Mon. Mar. 8
Tues. Mar. 16 Tues. Mar. 23
Thurs. Mar. 18 Thurs. Mar. 18
Edmonton Calgary
Mon. Mar. 29 Tues. Apr. 6
Tues. Apr. 13 Tues. Apr. 20
Thurs. Apr. 15 Thurs. Apr. 15
Edmonton Calgary
Mon. Apr. 26 Mon. May 3
Tues. May 11 Tues. May 18
Thurs. May 13 Thurs. May 13
Edmonton Calgary
Mon. June 7 Mon. June 14
Tues. June 22 Tues. June 22
Thurs. June 24 Thurs. June 24
Edmonton Calgary
Mon. July 12 4 Mon. July 12 4
Edmonton Calgary
Tues. Sept. 7 Mon. Sept. 13
Tues. Sept. 21 Tues. Sept. 21
Thurs. Sept. 23 Thurs. Sept. 23
Edmonton Calgary
Mon. Sept. 27 Tues. Oct. 12
Tues. Oct. 19 Tues. Oct. 26
Thurs. Oct. 21 Thurs. Oct. 21
Edmonton Calgary
Mon. Nov. 1 Mon. Nov. 8
Tues. Nov. 16 Tues. Nov. 16
Thurs. Nov. 18 Thurs. Nov. 18
Edmonton Calgary
Mon. Nov. 29 Mon. Dec. 6
Tues. Dec. 14 Tues. Dec. 14
Thurs. Dec. 16 Thurs. Dec. 16
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All sittings, with the exception of Sentence Appeals, open at 10:00 a.m. unless otherwise directed. Sentence Appeals open at 10:30 a.m.
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General Appeal Hearings consist of all Civil and Criminal Appeals (excluding Sentence Appeals). For the purposes of calculating time frames, Monday is the opening day of the sittings week, whether or not the Monday of that week is a holiday. The first day of each sittings week is reserved for Fast Track Appeals.
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For purposes of calculating time frames, opening day is the Monday prior to the first day of oral argument, whether or not the Monday of that week is a holiday. Limited to appeals - (1) Against sentence where the appellant is in custody and there is a reasonable possibility that the result of the appeal is that he or she might be released before the next regular sittings of the Court; (2) From conviction where the appellant is in custody and has been refused interim release pending appeal; (3) Such other cases which, because of urgency or special circumstances, are directed to be heard by order of a judge of Appeal.
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2021
COURT OF APPEAL OF ALBERTA SPEAKING TO THE LIST DATES FOR THE COURT OF APPEAL OF ALBERTA
FOR THE YEAR 2021 WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
Unscheduled Criminal Appeals List – 10:00 a.m. 1
Unscheduled Civil Appeals List - 1:30 p.m. 2
Place of Sitting
- Calgary
- Wed. Jan. 6
- Wed. Jan. 6
Edmonton Edmonton Calgary
Wed. Jan. 13 Wed. May 5 Wed. May 12 Wed. Sept. 8 Wed. Sept. 15
Wed. Jan. 13 Wed. May 5 Wed. May 12 Wed. Sept. 8 Wed. Sept. 15
Calgary Edmonton
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A Case Management Officer may at any time place any conviction appeal on the Unscheduled Criminal Appeals List.
Unless otherwise ordered, the Unscheduled Civil Appeals List will consist of all Civil matters (excluding Fast Track Appeals) where the appeal has not been scheduled for hearing before a) the earlier of two (2) months after the deadline for the filing of the last factum in the appeal and nine (9) months after the filing of the Notice of Appeal, or b) any deadline stipulated by the Case Management Officer or Single Appeal Judge (Rule 14.33(2)).
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Justices of the Court of Appeal
Edmonton The Honourable C.A. Fraser Chief Justice of Alberta
The Honourable Mr. Justice P.T. Costigan* The Honourable Madam Justice M.S. Paperny* The Honourable Mr. Justice P.W.L. Martin* The Honourable Mr. Justice J. Watson*
Edmonton Calgary Calgary Edmonton Edmonton Calgary
The Honourable Mr. Justice F.F. Slatter The Honourable Madam Justice P.A. Rowbotham* The Honourable Mr. Justice J.D.B. McDonald*
The Honourable Mr. Justice B.K. O’Ferrall*
The Honourable Madam Justice B.L. Veldhuis The Honourable Mr. Justice T.W. Wakeling
The Honourable Madam Justice F.L. Schutz
The Honourable Madam Justice S.J. Greckol* The Honourable Madam Justice M.G. Crighton
The Honourable Madam Justice J. Strekaf The Honourable Madam Justice R. Khullar
The Honourable Madam Justice E.A. Hughes* The Honourable Madam Justice D. Pentelechuk
The Honourable Madam Justice J. Antonio
The Honourable Mr. Justice K. P. Feehan
The Honourable Madam Justice L.B. Ho
Calgary Calgary Calgary Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Calgary Edmonton Calgary Edmonton Calgary Edmonton Calgary
- The Honourable Madam Justice A.L. Kirker
- Calgary
* denotes Supernumerary
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2021 Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta - Sitting Dates
Sittings of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta for the trial of civil and criminal cases, and for the hearing of motions and other business will open at the times and locations listed below.
Where the opening day of a Court sitting week is a holiday, the sitting will commence on the following day. Unless otherwise noted, sittings commence at 10:00 a.m.
Sittings are reduced during the following vacation periods:
- July 5, 2021 through to and including September 3, 2021 - December 20, 2021 through to and including December 31, 2021
Trials of Civil and Criminal Cases will commence:
Calgary and Edmonton
On January 4, 2021 and thereafter continuously during all juridical days.
Trials of all Civil and Criminal Cases outside of Edmonton and Calgary will open:
- February 8
- April 12
- June 7
Drumheller
- September 7 (Tues.)
- October 25
January 11 March 15 May 10
February 8 April 6 (Tues.) June 7
March 1 April 26 June 21