News & Announcements

Effective today, a pilot program will begin as part of the Court Case Management (CCM) system, which will introduce digital document delivery to the judiciary for previously booked half day civil specials in Calgary. This pilot program will enable lawyers to upload electronic materials directly to the Justice assigned to the matter, with the goal of streamlining the process and improving overall efficiency.

We are pleased to announce that, with the expansion of the King's Bench Family and Divorce Filing Digital Service to the judicial centres of Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Wetaskiwin, Peace River, St. Paul, Medicine Hat, and Drumheller to members of the Law Society of Alberta, the service is now available in every judicial centre in Alberta.

Effective immediately, in conjunction with the increase in the income eligibility cap for Court and Justice Services Family Mediation Service from $40,000 to $60,000, the Court of King’s Bench is increasing the income eligibility cap for referrals to Case Resolution Counsel from Family Docket Court from $70,000 to $90,000. For further details, please refer to full announcement.

Please be advised that the court has removed the Civil/Family/Commercial Triage Form and replaced it with two new scheduling forms that are to be emailed to the appropriate coordinator: Special Chambers Booking Form and Trial Booking Form. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.

All parties attending a bar admission ceremony are reminded that the Courts’ policies on the use of electronic and wireless devices in courtrooms continue to apply. The taking of photos and videos is prohibited without the permission of the presiding Justice.

Effective March 2, 2023, the Commercial Court Case Management application (CCM) will be releasing functionality. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.

The Court of King’s Bench is consolidating, clarifying and re-issuing its practice directives, in an effort to make them easier to find and understand. As part of this project, a number of directives contained in Notices to Profession and Public are being re-issued in the form of new Practice Notes. Court of King’s Bench General Practice Notes 1 – 4 will come into effect January 1, 2023.

The King's Bench Family and Divorce Filing Digital Service is now available in the Judicial Centres of Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Lethbridge. The Family and Divorce Filing Digital Service allows lawyers and legal assistants to file desk divorce application packages with and without children, Statement of Claim for Divorce, and Pleadings. This service is available to lawyers/legal assistants only. This announcement does not apply to filings made by self-represented litigants.

Commencing November 1, 2022, Documents filed via email, will be considered filed on the date that they are processed and stamped by King’s Bench Administration. For further details, please refer to the full announcement. This announcement was revised on October 19, 2022.

As a result of the demise of the Crown, and under section 2.1 of the Court of Queen’s Bench Act, RSA 2000, c C-31, the name of the Court of Queen’s Bench has been automatically changed to the Court of King’s Bench. Any new proceedings involving the Crown should describe the Crown as “Rex” or “His Majesty the King”.