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When must an Alberta fast track appeal reach the hearing list?
A fast track appeal must be placed on the Civil Appeal Hearing List within six months after the notice of appeal was filed, or the Registrar must strike it under Rule 14.64(d).
- Period
- 6 months after the established operative event; actual hearing-list placement threshold
- Trigger
- Actual effective filing of the notice of appeal
- Rule
- Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.64(d) (official PDF p. 363)
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 an Alberta fast track appeal reach the hearing list?
A fast track appeal must be placed on the Civil Appeal Hearing List within six months after the notice of appeal was filed, or the Registrar must strike it under Rule 14.64(d).
Responsible actor. The appellant responsible for progressing a fast track appeal.
Actual effective filing of the notice of appeal.
Filing materials is not proof that the appeal was placed on the hearing list. Obtain the actual listing confirmation and any CMO direction.
Alberta Court of Appeal civil procedure. Complete the necessary materials and actual listing requirements; establish placement on the Civil Appeal Hearing List within the outer threshold. Filing materials is not proof that the appeal was placed on the hearing list. Obtain the actual listing confirmation and any CMO direction. 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 14.64(d) (official PDF p. 363)How does this provision count time?
- Complete the necessary materials and actual listing requirements; establish placement on the Civil Appeal Hearing List within the outer threshold.
- 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 14.64(d) (official PDF p. 363)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual effective filing of the notice of appeal 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 effective filing of the notice of appeal 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 6 months under Rules 13.3–13.4. The raw threshold is Thursday, April 1, 2027. The final date is an established ordinary nonholiday weekday; no final-day adjustment is required. | Thursday, April 1, 2027 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual effective filing of the notice of appeal is established on Monday, January 5, 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 6 months under Rules 13.3–13.4. The raw threshold is Sunday, July 5, 2026. The raw day is a defined holiday; the next nonholiday is Monday, July 6, 2026. The required filing place is established open and effective service is possible on that day. | Monday, July 6, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The fast track notice is effectively filed on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Later record filing does not restart the hearing-list placement threshold. Actual list placement remains necessary. 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 6 months under Rules 13.3–13.4. The raw threshold is Thursday, April 15, 2027. 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. | Thursday, April 15, 2027 |
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
- Complete the necessary materials and actual listing requirements; establish placement on the Civil Appeal Hearing List within the outer threshold. Filing materials is not proof that the appeal was placed on the hearing list. Obtain the actual listing confirmation and any CMO direction.
- Material qualification
- Filing materials is not proof that the appeal was placed on the hearing list. Obtain the actual listing confirmation and any CMO direction.
- 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. Complete the necessary materials and actual listing requirements; establish placement on the Civil Appeal Hearing List within the outer threshold. Filing materials is not proof that the appeal was placed on the hearing list. Obtain the actual listing confirmation and any CMO direction. This ordinary branch requires the established actor, effective event and no operative varying direction. Unsupported holiday, closure and method facts require separate review.
- Filing materials is not proof that the appeal was placed on the hearing list. Obtain the actual listing confirmation and any CMO direction.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must an Alberta fast track appeal reach the hearing list?
What event starts the fast track hearing list period?
Actual effective filing of the notice of appeal. Preserve evidence of that event; Filing materials is not proof that the appeal was placed on the hearing list. Obtain the actual listing confirmation and any CMO direction.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.64(d) (official PDF p. 363)What must I complete for this fast track hearing list procedure?
Complete the necessary materials and actual listing requirements; establish placement on the Civil Appeal Hearing List within the outer threshold.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.64(d) (official PDF p. 363)Does submitting the record prove the appeal is listed?
No. Rule 14.64(d) requires placement on the Civil Appeal Hearing List.
Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 14.64 (official PDF p. 362)Which event starts the six months?
The date the notice of appeal was filed, rather than the date the record was filed or served.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.64(d) (official PDF p. 363)Can the Court list a fast track appeal before ordinary readiness?
Rule 14.34(2) provides the ordinary readiness conditions and an actual CMO direction branch. Establish the applicable listing basis.
Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 14.34 (official PDF p. 353)Is the standard hearing-list limit also six months after notice?
No. Rule 14.64(c) uses the earlier of six months after the last factum deadline and twelve months after notice filing.
Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 14.64 (official PDF p. 362)Official sources and review
Provisions used (13)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 14.64(d) (official PDF p. 363) | 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 14.64 (official PDF p. 362) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Rules of Court, Rule 14.34 (official PDF p. 353) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |