Court of Appeal of Alberta
The Court of Appeal of Alberta will be closed from December 24, 2024, to January 1, 2025, inclusive. On December 30 and 31, 2024, the Court of Appeal will hear only emergency applications. Any material that would ordinarily be filed on those days can be filed on January 2, 2025.
Should an emergency matter need to be heard, parties may contact 780-643-1137 and the appropriate arrangements will be made to hear the matter.
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Court of King's Bench of Alberta
The Court of King’s Bench will be on a holiday sitting schedule December 23, 2024, to January 3, 2025, inclusive. Justices will be available to hear urgent matters, emergency protection order reviews and bail reviews in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer and Lethbridge on December 23, 2024 and January 2 and 3, 2025.
On December 30 and 31, 2024, a Justice will be available in Edmonton only to hear emergency applications only for the entire province. Please note that only emergency protection order reviews and emergency matters will be heard on these dates. Should an emergency matter need to be heard, a clerk will be on stand‐by in each Court of King’s Bench location. If required, the clerk in Edmonton will contact the local stand‐by clerk, who will arrange to open the courthouse, file the necessary documents, and facilitate the hearing via telephone or video conference. The Court of King’s Bench will resume regular sittings on January 6, 2025.
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Alberta Court of Justice
The Alberta Court of Justice will be closed from December 24, 2024, to January 1, 2025, inclusive, with the exception of the operations described below.
- Alberta Court of Justice Family and Youth will be open on December 27, 2024, in Edmonton and Calgary to hear urgent Family, Youth, and Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act matters requiring judicial attention.
- Justices of the Peace will be available at the Hearing Offices in Calgary and Edmonton on December 27, 2024, for 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.
The Alberta Court of Justice will resume normal operations on January 2, 2025.
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