Announcements

With some exceptions, the Alberta Court of Justice will be closed from December 23, 2023 to January 1, 2024.

These exceptions include: 

• The Court of Justice will open docket courtrooms in Edmonton and Calgary on December 28, 2023, to hear urgent family, youth and child protection matters.
• The Calgary and Edmonton Hearing Offices will continue to hear regular bail matters in the same manner as other statutory holidays. Justices of the Peace will also be available on December 28, 2023, to hear scheduled bail hearings.
• The Calgary and Edmonton Hearing Offices will continue to hear matters in the same manner as other statutory holidays. The Calgary Hearing Office will be operational 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The Edmonton Hearing Office will be operational from 8:00 a.m. to midnight, seven days per week.

Should an emergency matter need to be heard before a Justice of the Alberta Court of Justice, the Hearing Office clerk will contact the designated on‐call Justice and arrange for the application to be heard.

Contact Numbers:

Calgary Hearing Office – 403‐297‐4444
Edmonton Hearing Office – 780‐422‐3699

The Provincial Court will resume normal operations on Tuesday January 2, 2024.