CiteRight's COVID-19 Courts Resources - Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC OPERATIONS

Master Orders

January 4, 2021

Masters Order # 6 - Relating to Restricted Access to Courthouses

May 7, 2021

Master Order #5 - Relating to the Court's Response to the COVID-19 Virus

August 22, 2020

2020 COVID Announcement Online Etiquette

May 13, 2020

Master Order #4 - Relating to Court's Response to the COVID-19 Virus

April 23, 2020

Amended Master Order #3 - English and French Versions - April 23, 2020 - The Court has made minor amendments to clarify its Master Order #3, which sets out limitations on hearings and modified processes as a result of COVID-19.

April 21, 2020 and earlier

Master Order #3 - COVID-19 - April 21, 2020. To help contain the spread of COVID-19, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench will extend its limitation of hearings to emergency and urgent matters only to May 31, 2020, and the adjournment of criminal jury trials and jury selections to September 8, 2020, per the Court’s Master Order #3 of April 21, 2020. A list of emergency and urgent matters is set out in Appendix D to the Court’s Master Order #3. Parties and/or Counsel who believe that their matter is an emergency or urgent are directed to contact the Court per the Court’s Announcement of March 26, 2020.
Amended Master Order #2 - COVID-19 - English and French Versions - March 20, 2020
Master Order #2 - COVID-19 - English and French Versions - March 20, 2020
Master Order #1 - COVID 19 - English and French Versions - March 15, 2020‍

COVID-19 NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 2, 2022 - ALBERTA COURTS NOTICE TO PROFESSION AND PUBLIC: CONTINUATION OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND POLICIES. On February 26th, 2022, the Government announced that effective March 1st, 2022, it would proceed to Step 2 of its plan to lift virtually all of its pandemic restrictions.
January 4, 2022 - UPDATED - REMOTE BAR ADMISSIONS. The Court will continue to conduct Bar Admissions remotely via Webex.
December 31, 2021 - COVID-19: ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO LIMIT TRAFFIC AT COURT FACILITIES - EFFECTIVE JAN 4, 2022. In light of the increasing case counts, rise in variants, the ongoing risk to Justice participants, and the increased difficulties in having counsel, parties and witnesses attend in Court, effective January 4, 2022 and for the weeks of January 4, 2022, January 10, 2022, and January 17, 2022, and subject to any further adjustments that may be required.
December 8, 2021 - ANNOUNCEMENT FROM COURT & JUSTICE SERVICES (CJS) - URGENT FILING LETTER. All email filing submissions being identified as Urgent will require a letter on law firm letterhead outlining the nature of the emergency to accompany the filing submission.
December 7, 2021 - JUSTICE "URGENT MATTERS CHAMBER". Effective January 4, 2022, the Court will implement a Justice “URGENT MATTERS CHAMBERS” that will operate every day from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm on a pilot project basis.
December 2, 2021 - ANNOUNCEMENT FROM COURT & JUSTICE SERVICES (CJS) - CHRISTMAS CLOSURE AND FILING. Court Queen's Bench will be closed from December 24, 2021 to January 3, 2022.
November 3, 2021 - CRIMINAL APPEARANCE COURT PRE-BOOKING. Effective November 3, 2021 additional matters can be pre-booked in CAC.
October 1, 2021 - COVID-19 UPDATE - VACCINATION POLICIES AND ACCESS TO COURT ROOMS. Effective November 1, 2021 all Court staff, including clerks and court technology personnel, and Sheriffs must be fully vaccinated to access courtrooms in Alberta courthouse:
September 28, 2021 - UPDATED: EXTENSION OF THE CAP ON EMAIL FILING FEES TO MARCH 31, 2022. Administration has extended the cap on email filing fees until March 31, 2022. In addition to regular filing fees, documents that are filed via email will be charged at the rate of $1 per page, capped to a maximum of $20.
September 21, 2021 - COVID-19 - ALL COURTS' VACCINATION POLICIES AND ACCESS TO RESTRICTED COURT WORKSPACES. Courts have adopted mandatory Vaccination Policies which will be in effect as of Tuesday, September 21, 2021.
June 30, 2021 - UPDATED: EXTENSION OF THE CAP ON EMAIL FILING FEES TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. Court of Queen's Bench Administration has extended the cap on email filing fees until September 30, 2021. In addition to regular filing fees, documents that are filed via email will be charged at the rate of $1 per page, capped to a maximum of $20.
June 25, 2021 - ALBERTA COURTS NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION & PUBLIC: RESTRICTED ACCESS TO COURTHOUSES. Access to all courthouses in Alberta will continue to be restricted, and Mask requirements will continue to apply. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.
June 24, 2021 - COVID-19: COURT SCHEDULE FOR THE SUMMER TERM, 2021. The Court of Queen’s Bench will continue to take a cautious approach to the resumption of operations as they were being conducted prior to March, 2020. Over the months of July and August, 2021, steps will continue to be taken to minimize traffic at courthouses as much as possible. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.
May 13, 2021 - UPCOMING JURY SELECTION CANCELLATIONS. Due to heightened Covid-19 restrictions, certain upcoming jury selections have been cancelled. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.
May 11, 2021 - COVID-19 - INCREASED ACCESS TO REMOTE AND DESK PROCESSES. Further to the Court's Announcement of May 5, 2021 and its Master Order of May 7, 2021, Counsel and parties should be aware that the Court is directing additional judicial resources to desk applications and remote hearings. Counsel and parties are encouraged to utilize the increased access to remote and desk processes in civil, family, and surrogate matters.
May 10, 2021 - NOTICE OF CHANGES TO SCHEDULING AN EPO AND OTHER PROTECTION ORDER ORAL HEARINGS (EVV) - EDMONTON. Due to the continuing pandemic and the need to reduce the number of people attending EVV Hearings in person at the same time, the process for EVV Oral Hearings has been changed. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.
May 5, 2021 - COVID-19: ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO LIMIT TRAFFIC AT COURT FACILITIES. On May 4, 2021, the Alberta Government announced Province-wide restrictions to protect the health system and slow the spread of COVID-19. In light of the increasing case counts, rise in variants, the ongoing risk to Justice participants, and the increased difficulties in having counsel, parties and witnesses attend in Court, restrictions are now in place for the weeks of May 10, 2021, May 17, 2021, and May 24, 2021.
April 30, 2021 - COVID-19 - EXTENSION OF MEASURES TO LIMIT TRAFFIC AT COURT FACILITIES. With the increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 in the Province of Alberta, the Court is extending and expanding its efforts to minimize traffic at all courthouses.
April 9, 2021 - COVID-19: EXTENSION OF MEASURES TO LIMIT TRAFFIC AT COURT FACILITIES. On April 6, 2021, the Province of Alberta and the Chief Medical Officer of Health put in place additional measures to protect the health system and to reduce the rising spread of COVID-19. The Court will hear all matters currently booked, but will continue its efforts to minimize traffic at all courthouses.
March 18, 2021 - UPDATED - SUBMISSION OF DRAFT ORDERS IN WORD OR PDF FORMAT. In order to facilitate the more timely processing of draft Orders submitted to the Court via email, counsel and parties are asked to send draft Orders in .doc or docx (ie., Microsoft Word) format in Justice Chambers and Family Chambers, and PDF format in Masters' Chambers. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.
March 17, 2021 - CRIMINAL APPEARANCE COURT (CAC) ADJOURNMENT FORM. A Criminal Appearance Court (CAC) Adjournment Form is now available for Counsel and Court use. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.
February 11, 2021 - DIVORCE ACT - REVISED FORMS EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2021. Amendments to the Divorce Act (Canada) will come into force on March 1, 2021. Forms previously in use will not be accepted for filing after February 26, 2021. See full announcement for more information.
February 4, 2021 - SUBMISSION OF DRAFT ORDERS IN WORD FORMAT. In order to facilitate the more timely processing of draft Orders submitted to the Court via email, counsel and parties are asked to send draft Orders in .doc or docx (ie., Microsoft Word) format, where possible.
January 29, 2021 - COVID-19: COURT SCHEDULE COMMENCING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1, 2021. Based on the current state of the pandemic, it has been determined that it is possible to proceed with all matters currently scheduled in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta for the week of February 1, 2021 and subsequent weeks. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.
January 22, 2021 - EXTENSION OF THE CAP ON EMAIL FILING FEES TO JUNE 30, 2021. Court of Queen's Bench Administration has extended the cap on email filing fees until June 30, 2021. In addition to regular filing fees, documents that are filed via email will be charged at the rate of $1 per page, capped to a maximum of $20.
January 15, 2021 - COVID-19: COURT SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEKS OF JANUARY 18 AND 25, 2021. It has been determined that it is possible to proceed with all matters currently scheduled in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta for the weeks of January 18 and January 25, 2021. Counsel and parties are advised to be aware of the following, in respect of hearings scheduled for those weeks.
December 21, 2020 - COVID-19: CHANGES TO THE COURT SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEKS OF JANUARY 4 AND 11, 2021. In response to the State of Public Health Emergency declared by the Government on November 24, 2020, the increase in active COVID-19 cases in the Province of Alberta, and the current and anticipated numbers of legal system participants, including Court staff, who may be unable to participate for COVID-19 related reasons, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta is announcing the following modifications to its schedule for the week of January 4 and 11, 2021. Further announcements in respect of the subsequent weeks may follow.
December 17, 2020 - MANDATORY EMAIL FILING – CIVIL AND FAMILY PROCEEDINGS. It is now possible for counsel to file all materials in Civil and Family proceedings electronically, via email. However, in some locations, up to 50% of the materials received by the Court have been filed with the clerk, at the counter, on paper. For the time being, while the public health crisis persists, it is in the interests of public health – and in the interests of the health of Court staff as well as counsel, court runners, and any other individuals who may be required to file materials – that personal attendance at courthouses and filing queues be avoided. To that end, the Court is mandating that any material filed by counsel, in any civil or family proceeding, must be filed electronically, via email, per the directions set out in the December 11, 2020 Announcement from RCAS.
December 15, 2020 - REMINDER: MESSAGE FROM RCAS REGARDING CHRISTMAS CLOSURE AND FILING. The Court of Queen's Bench Clerk's Office will be closed for Christmas Closure on December 24, 2020 and through January 3, 2021, inclusive. For more information, please refer to the full announcement.
December 14, 2020 - EDMONTON REVIEW OFFICE - PARTIAL CLOSURE (UPDATE). Effective immediately and until January 4, 2021, due to staffing shortages, the Edmonton Review Office will be closed for administrative inquiries (i.e. in-person/telephone/email inquiries and new bookings). All previously scheduled hearings with the Edmonton Review Officer will proceed during this time. If you wish to adjourn or cancel an upcoming hearing that is already scheduled, please email Dennis.Pawlowski@albertacourts.ca.
December 11, 2020 - UPDATED: ANNOUNCEMENT FROM RESOLUTION & COURT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES (RCAS): NEW EMAIL FILING PROCEDURES & NAMING CONVENTIONS. UPDATED Announcement : A designated naming convention must be followed for all emails sent to the Court of Queen’s Bench which contain documents for filing. If the naming convention as outlined is not followed, your documents will be sent back to you unfiled, advising you did not use the proper naming convention for the covering email. For full filing details, including specific naming conventions and examples, please refer to the full announcement.
December 11, 2020 - COVID-19: CHANGES TO THE COURT SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 14, 2020. In response to the State of Public Health Emergency declared by the Government on November 24, 2020, the increase in active COVID-19 cases in the Province of Alberta, and the current and anticipated numbers of legal system participants, including Court staff, who may be unable to participate for COVID-19 related reasons, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta is announcing the following modifications to its schedule for the week of December 14, 2020. Further announcements in respect of the subsequent weeks may follow.
December 4, 2020 - COVID-19: CHANGES TO THE COURT SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 7, 2020. In response to the State of Public Health Emergency declared by the Government on November 24, 2020, the increase in active COVID-19 cases in the Province of Alberta, and the current and anticipated numbers of legal system participants, including Court staff, who may be unable to participate for COVID-19 related reasons, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta is announcing the following modifications to its schedule for the week of December 7, 2020. Further announcements in respect of the subsequent weeks may follow.
November 30, 2020 - MESSAGE FROM RCAS REGARDING CHRISTMAS CLOSURE AND FILING. The Court of Queen's Bench Clerk's Office will be closed for Christmas Closure on December 24, 2020 and through January 3, 2021, inclusive.
November 27, 2020 - COVID-19: CHANGES TO THE COURT SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30, 2020. In response to the State of Public Health Emergency declared by the Government on November 24, 2020, the increase in active COVID-19 cases in the Province of Alberta, and the current and anticipated numbers of legal system participants, including Court staff, who may be unable to participate for COVID-19 related reasons, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta is announcing the following modifications to its schedule for the week of November 30. Further announcements in respect of the subsequent weeks may follow.
November 27, 2020 - ALBERTA COURTS NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION & PUBLIC : RESTRICTED ACCESS TO COURTHOUSES. The Alberta Courts are attempting to balance the open court principle with public health priorities. Given the ongoing public health crisis, the Courts are continuing to take proactive preventative measures to protect justice system participants and reduce the spread of COVID-19.
October 1, 2020 - TRIAL AND FULL DAY SPECIAL BOOKING - SPRING 2021 TERM. The Court of Queen's Bench will resume scheduling Civil, Family and Commercial Trials and full day specials between January 4, 2021 and July 2, 2021. To request a Family, Civil or Commercial trial or full day special, you must complete the Family, Civil and Commercial Triage Form in full.
October 1, 2020 - EXTENSION OF THE CAP ON EMAIL FILING FEES AND THE SUSPENSION OF RULE 13.41(4) TO JANUARY 31, 2021. Court of Queen's Bench Administration has extended the cap on email filing fees until January 31, 2021. In addition to regular filing fees, documents that are filed via email will be charged at the rate of $1 per page, capped to a maximum of $20. The Court of Queen's Bench has extended the suspension of Rule 13.41(4) under Master Order #4 to January 31, 2021.
September 10, 2020 - NEWS RELEASE - JURY TRIALS RESUMPTION. Jury selection and jury trials, paused since the March 15, 2020, suspension of regular Court operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are scheduled to resume in off-site locations throughout the province, with the first jury selections having been conducted this morning in Edmonton for jury trials commencing on September 14, 2020. The first scheduled jury trial in Calgary is slated to start on September 28, 2020.
September 10, 2020 - FALL IN-PERSON AND REMOTE HEARINGS. Commercing September 8, 2020, all matters with viva voce evidence including criminal, family and civil trials will be heard entirely in person in COVID-safe courtrooms. If any remote witnesses or video conference testimony is required, the exact date and times of the testimony must be scheduled with the appropriate Court Coordinator at least two weeks in advance. This is subject to resource availability. Remote testimony must still be approved by the presiding Justice but needs to be arranged in advance.
August 20, 2020 - OFFSITE CRIMINAL JURY SELECTIONS AND TRIALS. Shortly after the March 15, 2020 suspension of regular operations at the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, the Government of Alberta, in conjunction with the Court, conducted a comprehensive assessment of court facilities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. That assessment revealed that, across the province, courtrooms and jury retiring rooms, with very few exceptions, are too small to accommodate juries and abide by physical distancing directives of Alberta Health Services. Therefore, until further notice, jury selections and jury trials in the Judicial Centres of Edmonton and Calgary will be held offsite.
August 20, 2020 - INSTRUCTIONS AND ETIQUETTE GUIDE FOR ONLINE HEARINGS FOR COUNSEL, PARTIES, MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC. During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the Court prepares for post-pandemic operations, a number of proceedings will continue to be conducted via online videoconference (Online Hearings). Counsel, parties, witnesses, the media and the public are expected to review and comply with the general guidelines found in the Instructions and Etiquette Guide for Online Hearings, which is located on the Court of Queen's Bench website.
August 10, 2020 - EXTENSION OF TRIAL TRIAGE BOOKING INTO FALL SITTINGS. The Court is extending the Trial Triage Booking Announcement into the Fall Sitting from September 8 to December 18, 2020 for Family, Civil and Commercial short trials and full day specials . Priority will continue to be given to matters scheduled to be heard between March 16 and June 26, 2020, and adjourned pursuant to the Court’s Master Orders due to the pandemic.In Edmonton, additional priority will be given to urgent trials, as there are fewer available slots.
August 6, 2020 - RESUMPTION OF CRIMINAL JURY SELECTIONS AND CRIMINAL JURY TRIALS. Criminal jury selections and jury trials will resume at the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, effective September 8, 2020. To ensure the safety of everyone involved, jury selections and jury trials will be, for the most part, be held offsite, in twelve locations across Alberta.
July 28, 2020 - ANNOUNCEMENT FROM RESOLUTION & COURT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES (RCAS): NEW EMAIL FILING PROCEDURES. Law firms, lawyers and court runners with existing charge account agreements or those lawyers and runners wishing to open a charge account agreement are permitted to file documents in all judicial centres through email.
July 10, 2020 - SUSPENSION OF THE EMERGENCY/URGENT HEARING REQUEST PROCESS. With the relaunch of Court sittings province-wide, the Emergency/Urgent Hearing Request process is now suspended. All parties are directed to the Court's Remote Regular (morning) Chambers announcement to schedule a Chambers application.
July 8, 2020 - GUIDELINES FOR DOCUMENTS FILED BY EMAIL OR DIGITAL UPLOAD. To facilitate the effective receipt, handling, management and use of these documents by Court staff and the judiciary, the Court has prepared the guidelines, applicable to all documents filed by email or digital upload. All counsel and parties are expected to comply with these Guidelines to the greatest extent permitted by their technological resources.
July 7, 2020 - TRIAL TRIAGE BOOKING - JULY AND AUGUST 2020. While the Announcement of May 22, 2020 related to slots being made available for short (5 days or less) judge alone Criminal trials, in the event the available trial slots are not filled, the Court will offer these slots to Summary Conviction Appeals for Criminal Code offences, short Family, Civil and Commercial trials or other Family, Civil and Commercial matters via Webex video and in-person, in COVID-safe courtrooms. Priority will be given to Summary Conviction Appeals, Family, Civil and Commercial trials and matters scheduled to be heard between March 16 and June 26, 2020, and adjourned pursuant to the Court’s Master Orders due to the pandemic.
July 6, 2020 - NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION & PUBLIC - WEARING MASKS IN COURTHOUSES. To enhance safe access to Alberta courthouses, effective July 6, 2020, all persons entering a courthouse in Alberta shall be required to wear a face mask while in any public area of the courthouse subject to the exceptions outlined in this announcement.
June 30, 2020 - RESUMPTION OF FAMILY, CIVIL AND MASTERS HEARING LISTS REMOTELY PROVINCE-WIDE. Beginning in July 2020, the Court will recommence some Family, Civil and Masters hearing lists remotely via Webex video and audio province-wide on regular dates.
June 15, 2020 - REMOTE BAR ADMISSIONS. Given the current restrictions on congregations and courtrooms, the Court will continue to conduct Bar Admissions remotely. Effective immediately, Bar Admissions will be conducted via Webex, which will allow a student's family and friends to attend via Webex link.
June 4, 2020 - CRIMINAL APPEARANCE COURT AND RESCHEDULING CRIMINAL MATTERS - PROVINCE-WIDE. The Court of Queen’s Bench will resume Criminal Appearance Court (“CAC”) province wide commencing June 5, 2020 via Webex with regular CAC dates listed in the Court Calendar and those added in the Master Orders. Booking priority will be given on CAC lists in June to September 4, 2020 to in-custody matters, trials that were Jordan-threatened prior to the pandemic and trial adjournments from March 16 to June 26, 2020.
June 1, 2020 - CRIMINAL VOIR DIRES IN WRITING. Effective immediately, where the accused is represented by Counsel and where Crown and Defence Counsel consent to waive the conduct of an oral hearing and cross-examination on affidavit evidence, voir dires or other pre-trial applications involving Criminal Code offences (excepting cases involving ss. 276/278 of the Criminal Code which contain specific hearing requirements) may be submitted to the Court with affidavit evidence and written argument (along with an electronic copy of video tape in the case of a s. 715.1 voir dire) to be considered by way of desk application.
May 28, 2020 - REMOTE REGULAR CHAMBERS/DUTY - PROVINCE-WIDE. Effective June 3 2020, the Court will commence hearing regular Masters Chambers applications (with an anticipated length of 20 minutes or less) remotely via Webex video and audio.
May 22, 2020 - ELECTRONIC CRIMINAL SUMMARY CONVICTION APPEALS. Effective immediately, where the accused is represented by Counsel and where Crown and Defence Counsel agree, Summary Conviction Appeals involving Criminal Code offences may be submitted to the Court with written argument to be considered by way of desk application.
May 22, 2020 - CRIMINAL TRIAL TRIAGE BOOKING - JUNE, JULY, AUGUST 2020. Commencing June, July and August, 2020, the Court will be hearing some short, judge-alone Criminal trials in-person in COVID-safe courtrooms. The Court will also be hearing some short, judge-alone Criminal trials via Webex video, where the accused is represented by Counsel and both Crown and Defence Counsel agree to proceed in this manner.
May 22, 2020 - DESK APPLICATIONS - FILING SIGNED ORDERS. Effective immediately, all desk applications that are signed by a Justice or a Master will first be filed by the Court and the Applicant will be required to pay any outstanding fees pertaining to the processing of the Order, prior to the Order being returned to the Applicant for service upon the Respondent(s).
May 14, 2020 - COVID-19: EXTENSION OF SUSPENSION OF HEARINGS - MASTER ORDER #4. The Court of Queen's Bench will extend its limitation of hearings to emergency and urgent matters only to June 26, 2020, and the adjournment of criminal jury trials and jury selections to September 8, 2020, per the Court's Master Order #4 of May 14, 2020. Master Order #4 is a supplement to, and does not replace, Master Order #3 of April 21, 2020.
May 13, 2020 - LAUNCH OF FAMILY DOCKET COURT IN CALGARY AND EDMONTON. Effective May 13, 2020, the Court will be implementing a Family Docket Court in Calgary and Edmonton. All family matters must first be scheduled in Family Docket Court before any other Court process can be scheduled. It is anticipated that the first sittings of the Family Docket Court will occur in the week of May 18, 2020.
May 11, 2020 - ELECTRONIC WITHOUT NOTICE APPLICATIONS - MASTERS JURISDICTION. The Court is now processing electronic Without Notice Applications before a Master in Chambers province-wide in accordance with the following procedures.
May 8, 2020 - NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION & PUBLIC: FAMILY APPLICATIONS WITH WRITTEN ARGUMENT. Effective immediately, in cases where each party is represented by a lawyer, family applications that are too complex for a Simple Desk Application process may be made by desk application with written argument.
May 8, 2020 - NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION & PUBLIC: FAMILY LAW SIMPLE DESK APPLICATION PROCESS. Effective immediately, in family law matters, desk applications may be made to the Court for simple applications (defined as those matters set out in the Application List below). There is a limit of two (2) issues per application.
May 8, 2020 - NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION & PUBLIC: DESK APPLICATIONS FOR NOTICES TO DISCLOSE. Effective immediately, a party requesting financial disclosure under Rule 12.41 of the Alberta Rules of Court will use a desk application process to obtain a Disclosure Order if the other party fails to complete disclosure in response to the Notice to Disclose.
May 5, 2020 - MAY 2020 PANDEMIC OPERATIONS ROSTERS. To assist with scheduling, the Court is releasing the Roster Justices sitting in May 2020. Scheduling does not change; please continue to follow the appropriate protocol.
May 5, 2020 - LAUNCH OF SUMMARY DISPOSITION COURT. The Court is now hearing Summary Dispositions via Webex in cases where all parties agree to proceed in this manner. Requests for a Summary Disposition Hearing must be made by completing the Summary Disposition Hearing Request Form online. The Court is continuing to follow the Hub model for these hearings – please ensure you select the correct Hub for the Judicial Centre the file is located in. The Justice will appear remotely from the Hub location but the file will remain in its original jurisdiction and it will be clerked there.
COVID-19 AND BAR ADMISSION CEREMONIES - Apr 30, 2020. Individuals who are eligible and wish to seek admission to the Bar of Alberta are asked to apply through the Court's Emergency/Urgent Hearing Request online form, available here: https://www.albertacourts.ca/qb/court-operations-schedules/urgent‍
LEGAL AID ALBERTA ASSISTANCE WITH EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDER REVIEW HEARINGS - Apr 29, 2020. Legal Aid Alberta is providing legal assistance to parties to Court of Queen's Bench Emergency Protection Order Review hearings remotely. See the Legal Aid Alberta announcement, and important information for Applicants and Respondents, at this link: https://www.legalaid.ab.ca/Pages/default.aspx‍
EXTENSION OF THE CAP ON EMAIL AND FAX FILING FEES - Apr 28, 2020. Court of Queen’s Bench Administration has extended the cap on email and fax filing fees until June 30th. In addition to regular filing fees, documents that are filed via email or fax will be charged at the rate of $1 per page, capped to a maximum of $20.
UNDERTAKING AND AGREEMENT FOR NON-LAWYERS - Apr 14, 2020
NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION - TEMPORARY MODIFICATION OF FILING REQUIREMENTS UNDER SURROGATE RULES IN RESPECT OF APPLICATION FOR GRANTS - Apr 14, 2020
DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY/URGENT MATTERS - Apr 2, 2020
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, CONSENT ORDERS AND APPLICATIONS TO ENFORCE ARBITRATION AWARDS - Mar 31, 2020
PROCESSING OF MASTER & JUSTICE CONSENT ORDERS BY EMAIL - Mar 30, 2020
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND LEGAL PROFESSION: RESTRICTED ACCESS TO COURTHOUSES - Mar 27, 2020
REQUESTS TO THE COURT FOR EMERGENCY/URGENT HEARINGS IN ALL CRIMINAL, FAMILY, COMMERCIAL AND CIVIL MATTERS - Mar 26, 2020
COVID-19: AMENDMENTS TO MASTER ORDER #2 - Mar 25, 2020
NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION & PUBLIC: REMOTE COMMISSIONING OF AFFIDAVITS FOR USE IN CIVIL AND FAMILY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC - Mar 25, 2020
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM RESOLUTION & COURT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES (RCAS): EMAIL FILING OF COURT DOCUMENTS - Mar 23, 2020
NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION & PUBLIC REGARDING COURTS' RESPONSES TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC - Mar 23, 2020
COVID-19: EXTENSION OF SUSPENSION OF SITTINGS - Mar 20, 2020
COVID-19: A MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF CANADA - Mar 18, 2020
COVID-19: SUSPENSION OF SITTINGS - Mar 15, 2020
COVID-19 AND COURT PROCEEDINGS WITH HEARING LISTS - Mar 13, 2020
COVID-19 AND BAR ADMISSION CEREMONIES\ - Mar 13, 2020
SUSPENSION OF UPCOMING JURY TRIALS AND JURY SELECTION - Mar 13, 2020
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK - Mar 12, 2020

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