Alberta civil procedure
When is an Alberta non-commencement document served by recorded mail?
Earlier of signed acknowledgment and 7 days after recorded-mail sending. Establish effective service on the earlier source event. Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges.
- Period
- Earlier of signed acknowledgment and 7 days after recorded-mail sending
- Trigger
- The sending date and the signed acknowledgment date, if any
- Rule
- Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b)
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Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges. The unresolved completion facts are the sending date and the signed acknowledgment date, if any and the source-qualified route to establish effective service on the earlier source event.
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When is an Alberta non-commencement document served by recorded mail?
Earlier of signed acknowledgment and 7 days after recorded-mail sending. Establish effective service on the earlier source event. Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges.
Responsible actor. The party serving a non-commencement document by recorded mail.
The sending date and the signed acknowledgment date, if any.
Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges.
Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b)How does this provision count time?
- Identify the sending date and the signed acknowledgment date, if any.
- Establish effective service on the earlier source event.
- For establish effective service on the earlier source event, rule 13.3 excludes the actual event day and counts ordinary calendar days. The source states earlier of signed acknowledgment and 7 days after recorded-mail sending. Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges.
- The paired deemed service fact concerns establish effective service on the earlier source event. 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 establish effective service on the earlier source event, rule 13.3 excludes the actual event day and counts ordinary calendar days. The source states earlier of signed acknowledgment and 7 days after recorded-mail sending. Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges.
The paired deemed service fact concerns establish effective service on the earlier source event. 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.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges. The unresolved completion facts are the sending date and the signed acknowledgment date, if any and the source-qualified route to establish effective service on the earlier source event.
The party serving a non-commencement document by recorded mail establishes the sending date and the signed acknowledgment date, if any. Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges. Earlier of signed acknowledgment and 7 days after recorded-mail sending. Establish effective service on the earlier source event. This source scenario does not calculate a final date.
The proposed boundary for establish effective service on the earlier source event meets a holiday or closed office. The paired deemed service fact concerns establish effective service on the earlier source event. 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 deemed service fact and applicable closure facts. No moved final date is supplied.
The recipient signed acknowledgment before seven days elapsed. Ignoring that earlier event changes effective service. Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges. Review Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b) with the changed facts. Earlier of signed acknowledgment and 7 days after recorded-mail sending cannot resolve this branch by itself.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual source branch
- Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges.
- Source interval and calendar
- For establish effective service on the earlier source event, rule 13.3 excludes the actual event day and counts ordinary calendar days. The source states earlier of signed acknowledgment and 7 days after recorded-mail sending. Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges.
- Actor and completion
- The party serving a non-commencement document by recorded mail. Establish effective service on the earlier source event.
- Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges.
- The actor is the party serving a non-commencement document by recorded mail. The event is the sending date and the signed acknowledgment date, if any. The boundary is paired deemed service fact. Rule 11.22 uses the address for service in the most recently filed action document and excludes commencement documents. It deems a service fact rather than giving seven days to complete a filing act. Rule 11.31 can affect service challenges.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When is an Alberta non-commencement document served by recorded mail?
Can recorded mail under rule 11.22 serve a commencement document?
No. Paragraph(1) excludes commencement documents.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b)Which address applies?
The address for service in the most recently filed document in the action.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b)Does service always happen seven days after sending?
No. Paragraph(2) chooses the earlier signed acknowledgment date if it precedes that date.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b)Is this a response filing deadline?
No. It establishes service. Any resulting response interval needs its own governing provision.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b)Can service under this deeming rule be challenged?
The source information note refers to rule 11.31(3) for setting aside service under paragraph(2).
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b)Can electronic transmission confirmation be substituted?
Electronic service has a different rule 11.21 branch. Establish the actual method instead of mixing its event with recorded mail.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 11.22(2)(b) | 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 |