Alberta civil procedure
When must an Alberta inactivity suspension proposal be answered?
2 calendar months after receipt. Respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route. Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement.
- Period
- 2 calendar months after receipt
- Trigger
- Actual receipt of the proposal under rule 4.33(6)
- Rule
- Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7)
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Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement. The unresolved completion facts are actual receipt of the proposal under rule 4.33(6) and the source-qualified route to respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route.
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When must an Alberta inactivity suspension proposal be answered?
2 calendar months after receipt. Respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route. Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement.
Responsible actor. The applicant receiving the respondent’s written suspension proposal.
Actual receipt of the proposal under rule 4.33(6).
Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement.
Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7)How does this provision count time?
- Identify actual receipt of the proposal under rule 4.33(6).
- Respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route.
- The 2 calendar months after receipt interval uses rule 13.4 calendar-month or year reckoning. It preserves corresponding dates and the source’s absent-date rule. The actual anchor is actual receipt of the proposal under rule 4.33(6). Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement.
- Check the actual completion for respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route. Interpretation Act section 22 distinguishes a holiday from a closed office where an act must be completed. Verify the operative recipient, filing method and opening facts before applying an open-day carry to 2 calendar months after receipt.
The 2 calendar months after receipt interval uses rule 13.4 calendar-month or year reckoning. It preserves corresponding dates and the source’s absent-date rule. The actual anchor is actual receipt of the proposal under rule 4.33(6). Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement.
Check the actual completion for respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route. Interpretation Act section 22 distinguishes a holiday from a closed office where an act must be completed. Verify the operative recipient, filing method and opening facts before applying an open-day carry to 2 calendar months after receipt.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement. The unresolved completion facts are actual receipt of the proposal under rule 4.33(6) and the source-qualified route to respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route.
The applicant receiving the respondent’s written suspension proposal establishes actual receipt of the proposal under rule 4.33(6). Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement. 2 calendar months after receipt. Respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route. This source scenario does not calculate a final date.
The proposed boundary for respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route meets a holiday or closed office. Check the actual completion for respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route. Interpretation Act section 22 distinguishes a holiday from a closed office where an act must be completed. Verify the operative recipient, filing method and opening facts before applying an open-day carry to 2 calendar months after receipt. Establish the precise suspension response and exclusion and applicable closure facts. No moved final date is supplied.
The applicant did not respond. Silence does not establish the proposed period as an agreed exclusion. Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement. Review Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7) with the changed facts. 2 calendar months after receipt cannot resolve this branch by itself.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual source branch
- Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement.
- Source interval and calendar
- The 2 calendar months after receipt interval uses rule 13.4 calendar-month or year reckoning. It preserves corresponding dates and the source’s absent-date rule. The actual anchor is actual receipt of the proposal under rule 4.33(6). Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement.
- Actor and completion
- The applicant receiving the respondent’s written suspension proposal. Respond to the proposed excluded period or identify the court-application route.
- Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement.
- The actor is the applicant receiving the respondent’s written suspension proposal. The event is actual receipt of the proposal under rule 4.33(6). The boundary is suspension response and exclusion. Rule 4.33(7) distinguishes agreement from disagreement or silence. Agreement excludes the specified period. Disagreement or no response permits the respondent’s application under paragraph(9), rather than automatic agreement.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must an Alberta inactivity suspension proposal be answered?
Does silence accept the proposed suspension?
No. Paragraph(7) permits the respondent to apply under paragraph(9) if the applicant disagrees or does not respond.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7)What starts the response period?
Receipt of the written proposal described in paragraph(6).
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7)What happens if the applicant agrees?
The agreed period is excluded from the rule 4.33 inactivity calculation.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7)Must other parties be told about an agreement?
Paragraph(8) requires the respondent’s notification of the agreed period and when and with whom it was agreed.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7)Does this create a two-month court-filing deadline for the applicant?
The source concerns responding to a suspension proposal, with a separate respondent application route.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7)Can the proposal itself reset all past inactivity?
No. Establish the actual specified exclusion and the remaining significant-advance history.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.33(7) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Rules of Court, rules 13.2 to 13.5 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Interpretation Act, section 22 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |