Alberta civil procedure
What starts Alberta’s two-year contribution discovery limitation?
2 years after the applicable section 3(1.1)(a) event. Identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit. If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices.
- Period
- 2 years after the applicable section 3(1.1)(a) event
- Trigger
- Required liability knowledge and, where served, the injury pleading’s service date
- Rule
- Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a)
Official Limitations Act current December 15, 2022, acquired from Alberta King’s Printer October 9, 2026.
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If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices. The unresolved completion facts are required liability knowledge and, where served, the injury pleading’s service date and the source-qualified route to identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit.
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What starts Alberta’s two-year contribution discovery limitation?
2 years after the applicable section 3(1.1)(a) event. Identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit. If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices.
Responsible actor. The claimant seeking contribution from another defendant.
Required liability knowledge and, where served, the injury pleading’s service date.
If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices.
If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices.
Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a)How does this provision count time?
- Identify required liability knowledge and, where served, the injury pleading’s service date.
- Identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit.
- For identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit, establish required liability knowledge and, where served, the injury pleading’s service date under Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a). The source states 2 years after the applicable section 3(1.1)(a) event. Interpretation Act section 22 addresses time reckoning. Rules of Court day counting cannot be imported merely because the dispute concerns a court.
- The paired contribution limitation concerns identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit. A registry being closed does not itself prove that availability, a ceiling, immunity or a service fact moves forward. Establish the precise statutory act and any applicable Interpretation Act section 22 holiday or office rule.
For identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit, establish required liability knowledge and, where served, the injury pleading’s service date under Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a). The source states 2 years after the applicable section 3(1.1)(a) event. Interpretation Act section 22 addresses time reckoning. Rules of Court day counting cannot be imported merely because the dispute concerns a court.
The paired contribution limitation concerns identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit. A registry being closed does not itself prove that availability, a ceiling, immunity or a service fact moves forward. Establish the precise statutory act and any applicable Interpretation Act section 22 holiday or office rule.
Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices. The unresolved completion facts are required liability knowledge and, where served, the injury pleading’s service date and the source-qualified route to identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit.
The claimant seeking contribution from another defendant establishes required liability knowledge and, where served, the injury pleading’s service date. If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices. 2 years after the applicable section 3(1.1)(a) event. Identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit. This source scenario does not calculate a final date.
The proposed boundary for identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit meets a holiday or closed office. The paired contribution limitation concerns identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit. A registry being closed does not itself prove that availability, a ceiling, immunity or a service fact moves forward. Establish the precise statutory act and any applicable Interpretation Act section 22 holiday or office rule. Establish the precise paired contribution limitation and applicable closure facts. No moved final date is supplied.
Required knowledge predates service of the injury pleading. The later service event controls the served-claimant discovery branch. If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices. Review Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a) with the changed facts. 2 years after the applicable section 3(1.1)(a) event cannot resolve this branch by itself.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual source branch
- If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices.
- Source interval and calendar
- For identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit, establish required liability knowledge and, where served, the injury pleading’s service date under Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a). The source states 2 years after the applicable section 3(1.1)(a) event. Interpretation Act section 22 addresses time reckoning. Rules of Court day counting cannot be imported merely because the dispute concerns a court.
- Actor and completion
- The claimant seeking contribution from another defendant. Identify the contribution discovery branch and compare its ultimate limit.
- If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices.
- The actor is the claimant seeking contribution from another defendant. The event is required liability knowledge and, where served, the injury pleading’s service date. The boundary is paired contribution limitation. If the contribution claimant was served with the injury pleading, the anchor is the later of that service and the required liability knowledge. Without that service, the knowledge branch applies. This is separate from procedural contribution notices.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What starts Alberta’s two-year contribution discovery limitation?
Does contribution always run from service of a claim?
No. Section 3(1.1)(a)(ii) supplies the knowledge branch when no injury pleading was served on the contribution claimant.
Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a)Which event controls when both facts exist?
Paragraph(1.1)(a)(i) uses the later of required knowledge and service of the injury pleading.
Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a)What knowledge must be established?
The stated knowledge concerns the defendant’s liability, or liability if the original injured claimant sued within its limitation.
Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a)Is this the twenty-day procedural notice period?
No. Rule 3.43 notice and substantive contribution limitation are different procedures.
Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a)Must the ultimate contribution period also be checked?
Yes. Section 3(1.1) uses whichever of its two limbs expires first.
Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a)Does the injured person’s expired limitation alone bar contribution?
Section 3(1.2) says that circumstance alone does not bar the contribution claim.
Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a)Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Limitations Act, RSA 2000 c L-12, s 3(1.1)(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Interpretation Act, section 22 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |