In a Notice to the Profession and Public issued April 13, 2023, the Court announced amendments to the Civil Appeal Rules (Part 14 of the Alberta Rules of Court) to incorporate the existing filing and formatting requirements for documents electronically filed in CAMS, to remove references to paper documents, and to make other minor housekeeping changes.
Similar amendments have been made to the Criminal Appeal Rules in Part 16 of the Alberta Rules of Court. Details of the amendments are attached.
Incidental amendments have been made to R. 16.19(4) (separate filing of records subject to restricted access orders); R. 16.19(6) (condensed books); R. 16.20 (speaking to the list abolished); R. 16.25(1)(b) (ordering appeal record when applying for judicial interim release); and R. 16.26(2) (separate filing of proposed new evidence). Form CRA-G (the prescribed form for an order for judicial interim release) has been amended to remove the requirement for an appellant to report monthly to the Registry.
The amendments have been incorporated into the Criminal Appeal Rules and are available in both English and French on the Court’s website. The prescribed forms have been replaced and are also available in both English and French on the Court’s website.
The amendments take effect immediately.
Ritu Khullar
Chief Justice of Alberta