News and Announcements

The 2020 Court of Appeal Sitting Dates are available.

The Court of Appeal of Alberta will adopt the following policy on access to transcripts of oral argument for proceedings that take place on or after January 1, 2019 only

New criminal appeal rules and prescribed forms will come into effect on August 1, 2018. These rules are a complete rewrite of the present rules and better reflect the existing practice. The Consolidated Practice Directions respecting criminal appeals have largely been incorporated directly into the criminal appeal rules.

The Court of Appeal of Alberta is pleased to announce that Laurie Baptiste, B.A., J.D., has joined the Calgary office as Case Management Officer.

The 2018 Court of Appeal Sitting Dates are attached

The Court of Appeal of Alberta is pleased to announce that it will be adopting an e-filing system to better serve the administration of justice, litigants, the Bar and the public at large.

The revised 2017 Court of Appeal Sitting Dates are attached

The Honourable Michelle G. Crighton, a judge of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in Edmonton, is appointed a judge of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Edmonton. The Honourable Jo’Anne Strekaf, a judge of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in Calgary, is appointed a judge of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Calgary.

Starting August 2, 2016 Public counters & phone services in base points will operate from 8:15 am to 4:00 pm.

Effective September 1, 2016, all applications in criminal appeals that must be heard by a three-judge panel of the Court will be scheduled and heard along with sentence appeals, on the days regularly scheduled for sentence appeals.

The Alberta Court of Appeal is considering the adoption of new Criminal Appeal Rules and Forms

The Court of Appeal Consolidated Practice Directions have been amended

New rules for the Court of Appeal were enacted on March 12, 2014.