Bar Admission Booking Request Form

The Court of King’s Bench will begin accepting requests for 2026 bar admissions at 8:15am on Monday, May 4, 2026.  Note that any requests received before that will not be processed.

 

  • 1 Rules and Requirements
  • 2 Eligibility
  • 3 Concurrent Bookings
  • 4 Personal Details and Contact Information
  • 5 Bar Call Dates
  • 6 Number of Anticipated Guests (and format of bar call)
  • 7 Additional Comments
  • 8 Submit

Rules and Requirements

If you are requesting to be called to the Bar in the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, please fill out this form and submit it, along with the accompanying documents, electronically.

Please do not print and submit the form.

All Bar Admissions will be scheduled for a duration of 30 mins, commencing at 1:15 pm.  Availability is limited to two per day in both Calgary and Edmonton.

To request a date to be called to the Bar in the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, you must:

  • Comply with all relevant Law Society of Alberta requirements
  • Ensure that the dates that you provide are at least 30 days after the last day of your articles
  • Ensure that the dates that you provide are also at least 30 days after your submission of a complete Enrollment Application to the Law Society of Alberta.
Please confirm the following:



Eligibility

Under the Labour Mobility Act, the Law Society of Alberta issues licenses to lawyers transferring to Alberta from another Canadian jurisdiction and seeking membership in the Law Society. The Court of King's Bench of Alberta will therefore not schedule bar admissions for out-of-province transfers.   

Please confirm the following:



Please confirm the following:



Concurrent Bookings

Have you previously contacted Court of Justice to book a Bar Admission ceremony?

Year, Month and Day (One entry per line)



Personal Details and Contact Information



Bar Call Dates

Please verify with the Law Society of Alberta.

Will you be requesting a bar call date that is less then 30 days after your eligible date?

Please confirm that you have obtained permission from the Law Society of Alberta for an expedited bar call.

Bar Call Dates Requested (in order of preference):

Note that if these dates are unavailable you will receive a response requesting additional dates be provided.



Number of Anticipated Guests (and format of bar call):

Bar Call Format

Please Note: Currently, all KB Bar Admissions are conducted in person OR remotely. At this time we do not have the ability to facilitate hybrid Bar Admissions.

Please indicate the expected number of attendees:

Please indicate whether you are seeking an in-person or remote admission

Oath Preferences

You will be asked to take the Oath of Barrister & Solicitor. You may choose to swear or affirm when you take that oath. Should you choose to swear, while doing so you may hold a holy book or other sacred object.

In regard to the Oath of Barrister and Solicitor, I wish to:

If swearing an oath, this field is mandatory.



Additional Comments

If requesting a specific Justice, indicate the name of the Justice as well as their relationship to you (family friend, relative, etc.). Note that Preferences for a specific justice will be considered, but may delay the response process and securing a date. Dates will not be held while the Justice's schedule is canvassed. These requests will be accommodated if possible.

Please refer to the announcement regarding bar admission ceremonies prior to requesting a specific Justice.



Submit Form

Please press the Submit button only ONCE.  If you are not redirected to a success page or if you receive an  error, please check the text in the form fields for unexpected characters / text that may come from copy and pasting, and try again. If you continue to have problems please let us know by submitting Website feedback

If you do not receive a confirmation message immediately after submitting this form, please do not submit a duplicate request. If you have submitted a booking request, but have not received a confirmation, and are concerned about whether your request was received, please relay any inquiries using the Website feedback form.

Justice names and courtrooms will not be communicated prior to the hearing date. Requests of this nature will not receive responses.

Courtrooms are assigned the day prior to the hearing and the information can be obtained by checking the court schedule when you arrive at the courthouse.



You should receive a copy of your notice by e-mail within 48 to 72 hours.