Court Calendar

Sitting Dates

2023

Place of Sitting General Appeal Hearings -
(Week of)1&2 		Sentence Appeals, Sentence Speak to & Criminal Panel Applications - First Day of Oral Argument1&3 Civil Panel Applications1
Edmonton Tues. Jan. 3 Tues. Jan. 17 Thurs. Jan.19
Calgary Mon. Jan.9 Tues. Jan. 17 Thurs. Jan.19
Edmonton Mon. Jan. 30 Tues. Feb. 14 Thurs. Feb.16
Calgary Mon. Feb.6 Wed. Feb. 22 Thurs. Feb.16
Edmonton Mon. Feb. 27 Tues. Mar. 14 Thurs. Mar. 16
Calgary Mon. Mar.6 Tues. Mar. 21 Thurs. Mar. 16
Edmonton Mon. Mar. 27 Wed. Apr. 12 Thurs. Apr. 20
Calgary Mon. Apr.3 Tues. Apr. 18 Thurs. Apr. 20
Edmonton Mon. May 1 Wed. May 24 Thurs. May 18
Calgary Mon. May 8 Wed. May 24 Thurs. May 18
Edmonton Mon. June5 Tues. June 20 Thurs. June 22
Calgary Mon. June 12 Tues. June 20 Thurs. June 22
Edmonton Mon. July 104    
Calgary Mon. July 104    
Edmonton Tues. Sept.5 Tues. Sept.19 Thurs. Sept. 21
Calgary Mon. Sept. 11 Tues. Sept.26 Thurs. Sept. 21
Edmonton Mon. Oct.2 Tues. Oct. 17 Thurs. Oct. 19
Calgary Mon. Oct. 10 Tues. Oct. 24 Thurs. Oct. 19
Edmonton Mon. Oct. 30 Tues. Nov.21 Thurs. Nov. 23
Calgary Mon. Nov.6 Tues. Nov. 21 Thurs. Nov. 23
Edmonton Mon. Nov. 27 Tues. Dec. 12 Thurs. Dec. 14
Calgary Mon. Dec. 4 Tues. Dec. 12 Thurs. Dec. 14

1 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.

2 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.

3 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.

4 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.

Sitting Dates

2024

Place of Sitting General Appeal Hearings -
(Week of)1&2 		Sentence Appeals, Sentence Speak to & Criminal Panel Applications - First Day of Oral Argument1&3 Civil Panel Applications1
Edmonton Mon. Jan. 8 Tues. Jan. 23 Thurs. Jan. 25
Calgary Mon. Jan. 15 Tues. Jan. 23 Thurs. Jan. 25
Edmonton Mon. Feb. 5 Wed. Feb. 21 Thurs. Feb. 29
Calgary Mon. Feb. 12 Tues. Feb. 27 Thurs. Feb. 29
Edmonton Mon. Mar. 4 Tues. Mar. 19 Thurs. Mar. 21
Calgary Mon. Mar. 11 Tues. Mar. 26 Thurs. Mar. 21
Edmonton Tues. Apr. 2 Tues. Apr. 16 Thurs. Apr. 18
Calgary Mon. Apr. 29 Wed. Apr. 24 Thurs. Apr. 18
Edmonton Mon. May 13 Tues. May 21 Thurs. May 23
Calgary Mon. May 8 Tues. May 21 Thurs. May 23
Edmonton Mon. June 3 Tues. June 18 Thurs. June 20
Calgary Mon. June 10 Tues. June 18 Thurs. June 20
Edmonton Mon. July 154    
Calgary Mon. July 154    
Edmonton Tues. Sept. 3 Tues. Sept. 17 Thurs. Sept. 19
Calgary Mon. Sept. 9 Tues. Sept. 17 Thurs. Sept. 19
Edmonton Tues. Oct. 1 Wed. Oct. 16 Thurs. Oct. 24
Calgary Mon. Oct. 7 Tues. Oct. 22 Thurs. Oct. 24
Edmonton Mon. Oct. 28 Wed. Nov. 13 Thurs. Nov. 21
Calgary Mon. Nov. 4 Tues. Nov. 19 Thurs. Nov. 21
Edmonton Mon. Nov. 25 Tues. Dec. 10 Thurs. Dec. 12
Calgary Mon. Dec. 2 Tues. Dec. 10 Thurs. Dec. 12

1 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.

2 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.

3 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.

4 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.