News & Announcements

Commencing immediately, any applications on notice for a Restraining Order or Queen’s Bench Protection Order may proceed directly to Family Chambers without having to first attend in Family Docket Court.

The Court is now processing electronic Without Notice Applications in Family matters, based on urgency.

Effective June 24, 2020, the Court will commence scheduling half day Special Justice, Family and Applications Judges Chambers applications remotely via Webex video and audio in Edmonton, Calgary and Regional locations.

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.

Effective June 3 2020, the Court will commence hearing regular Justice, Family and Applications Judges Chambers applications (with an anticipated length of 20 minutes or less) remotely via Webex video and audio.

Effective immediately, in cases where each party is represented by Counsel, with notice applications that would otherwise be heard in Justice Chambers (including Special Chambers) may be submitted to the Court by desk application with written argument.

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.

Effective immediately, all desk applications that are signed by a Justice or a Applications Judge 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).

The Court is now processing electronic Without Notice Applications before a Justice in Chambers province-wide in accordance with the procedures outlined in this announcement.

Effective immediately, in cases where each party is represented by Counsel, with notice applications that would otherwise be heard in Applications Judges Chambers (including Special Chambers) may be submitted to the Court by desk application with written argument.