Canada · Alberta appeal procedures
When must I file the Alberta appeal record order copy?
Within five days after ordering the Appeal Record and transcripts, file a copy of the order and serve the filed copy on the respondent under Rule 14.15(1)(c).
- Period
- 5 days after the established operative event
- Trigger
- Actual ordering of the Appeal Record and transcripts
- Rule
- Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.15(1)(c) (official PDF p. 344)
Official Alberta Rules of Court PDF published June 2026, including AR 79/2026, acquired October 8, 2026. The retained 2026 Gazette cumulative index and September 29 issue were checked for later listed amendments. Interpretation Act PDF is current as of September 1, 2025. Read with the consolidated directions amended March 10, 2025, electronic filing direction, July 2, 2025 registry reopening and current electronic scheduling notice. The actual September 30, 2026 closure is retained separately.
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When must I file the Alberta appeal record order copy?
Within five days after ordering the Appeal Record and transcripts, file a copy of the order and serve the filed copy on the respondent under Rule 14.15(1)(c).
Responsible actor. The appellant who ordered the Appeal Record and transcripts.
Actual ordering of the Appeal Record and transcripts.
An order placed October 8 starts this five-day count after October 8. Intermediate Thanksgiving is counted; five days does not mean five business days.
Alberta Court of Appeal civil procedure. File the order copy and serve its filed copy on the respondent; preserve the actual order date and filing acceptance. An order placed October 8 starts this five-day count after October 8. Intermediate Thanksgiving is counted; five days does not mean five business days. This ordinary branch requires the established actor, effective event and no operative varying direction. Unsupported holiday, closure and method facts require separate review.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.15(1)(c) (official PDF p. 344)How does this provision count time?
- File the order copy and serve its filed copy on the respondent; preserve the actual order date and filing acceptance.
- Establish the actual filing, service, hearing or listing event from the accepted document and proof.
- Rule 13.3 excludes the event or hearing date and counts consecutive calendar days. Its information note illustrates ten days before May 15 as May 5; it does not require ten intervening days. Rule 13.4 uses the same-numbered date for months, ending on the last day when that number does not exist. Its nonleap anniversary rule uses February 28 for a February 29 event.
- Check each required act’s actual holiday or closure boundary and any operative variation.
Rule 13.3 excludes the event or hearing date and counts consecutive calendar days. Its information note illustrates ten days before May 15 as May 5; it does not require ten intervening days. Rule 13.4 uses the same-numbered date for months, ending on the last day when that number does not exist. Its nonleap anniversary rule uses February 28 for a February 29 event.
Interpretation Act section 22(1) addresses expiry on a defined holiday; section 22(2) separately addresses closure of the actual required office or place. Section 28(1)(x) includes Sundays and specified holidays, but does not make every Saturday a holiday. A registry closure is not an automatic service extension. A backward minimum interval must remain satisfied. Actual proclaimed holidays, unsupported closures or an unestablished service method require separate review.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.15(1)(c) (official PDF p. 344)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual ordering of the Appeal Record and transcripts is established on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The event is effective under the actual governing method, rather than proposed dispatch or informal knowledge. Established ordinary actor and branch, effective filing and service as required, no varying direction, no additional proclamation or closure, and no independent earlier statutory bar.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual ordering of the Appeal Record and transcripts is established on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The event is effective under the actual governing method, rather than proposed dispatch or informal knowledge. Established ordinary actor and branch, effective filing and service as required, no varying direction, no additional proclamation or closure, and no independent earlier statutory bar. Independently add 5 days under Rules 13.3–13.4. The raw threshold is Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The final date is an established ordinary nonholiday weekday; no final-day adjustment is required. | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual ordering of the Appeal Record and transcripts is established on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. The event is effective under the actual governing method, rather than proposed dispatch or informal knowledge. Established ordinary actor and branch, effective filing and service as required, no varying direction, no additional proclamation or closure, and no independent earlier statutory bar. Independently add 5 days under Rules 13.3–13.4. The raw threshold is Sunday, January 11, 2026. The raw day is a defined holiday; the next nonholiday is Monday, January 12, 2026. The required filing place is established open and effective service is possible on that day. | Monday, January 12, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual record and transcript order is placed on Thursday, October 15, 2026. The earlier notice filing starts a separate preparation period, rather than this order-copy period. Established ordinary actor and branch, effective filing and service as required, no varying direction, no additional proclamation or closure, and no independent earlier statutory bar. Independently add 5 days under Rules 13.3–13.4. The raw threshold is Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The final date is an established ordinary nonholiday weekday; no final-day adjustment is required. The stated result is the established ordinary threshold for these actual facts; it does not establish an extension, earlier-duty compliance or procedural eligibility. | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual actor and procedural branch
- File the order copy and serve its filed copy on the respondent; preserve the actual order date and filing acceptance. An order placed October 8 starts this five-day count after October 8. Intermediate Thanksgiving is counted; five days does not mean five business days.
- Material qualification
- An order placed October 8 starts this five-day count after October 8. Intermediate Thanksgiving is counted; five days does not mean five business days.
- Actual variation
- Rule 14.2(3) displaces party-agreed extensions for Part 14. Rule 13.5 judicial powers and the actual authorized CMO direction must be read with the specific procedure. A requested extension, proposed timetable or private agreement does not establish operative relief.
- Required-act boundary
- Interpretation Act section 22(1) addresses expiry on a defined holiday; section 22(2) separately addresses closure of the actual required office or place. Section 28(1)(x) includes Sundays and specified holidays, but does not make every Saturday a holiday. A registry closure is not an automatic service extension. A backward minimum interval must remain satisfied. Actual proclaimed holidays, unsupported closures or an unestablished service method require separate review.
- Alberta Court of Appeal civil procedure. File the order copy and serve its filed copy on the respondent; preserve the actual order date and filing acceptance. An order placed October 8 starts this five-day count after October 8. Intermediate Thanksgiving is counted; five days does not mean five business days. This ordinary branch requires the established actor, effective event and no operative varying direction. Unsupported holiday, closure and method facts require separate review.
- An order placed October 8 starts this five-day count after October 8. Intermediate Thanksgiving is counted; five days does not mean five business days.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must I file the Alberta appeal record order copy?
What event starts the record order copy period?
Actual ordering of the Appeal Record and transcripts. Preserve evidence of that event; An order placed October 8 starts this five-day count after October 8. Intermediate Thanksgiving is counted; five days does not mean five business days.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.15(1)(c) (official PDF p. 344)What must I complete for this record order copy procedure?
File the order copy and serve its filed copy on the respondent; preserve the actual order date and filing acceptance.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.15(1)(c) (official PDF p. 344)Are these five business days?
No. Rule 13.3 excludes the event date but counts consecutive days. It has no general short-period business-day exclusion.
Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 13.3 (official PDF p. 312)Does notice-of-appeal filing start this period?
No. The period starts after the record and transcripts are ordered.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.15(1)(c) (official PDF p. 344)Must the respondent receive a filed copy?
Yes. Rule 14.15(1)(c) requires service of a filed copy, in addition to filing the order copy.
Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 14.15 (official PDF p. 344)What if record instructions later change?
Rule 14.15(2) requires a copy of amendments or countermanded instructions to be filed and served within a reasonable time. It does not give another automatic five-day period.
Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 14.15 (official PDF p. 344)Official sources and review
Provisions used (13)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.15(1)(c) (official PDF p. 344) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Rules of Court, Rules 13.2–13.5, counting and variation | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act, section 22, holiday and place-of-act expiry | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Court of Appeal Electronic Filing Practice Direction, paragraphs 5(f) and 8 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Court of Appeal Consolidated Practice Directions, General A.3–A.4 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act, section 28(1)(x), holiday definition | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 14.1 (official PDF p. 336) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 14.2 (official PDF p. 337) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Court of Appeal registry reopening notice, effective July 2, 2025 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Court of Appeal electronic scheduling notice of March 10, 2025 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act, RSA 2000 c I-8, sections 22 and 28(1)(x) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 13.3 (official PDF p. 312) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 14.15 (official PDF p. 344) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |