When must I respond to an ordinary Manitoba Court of Appeal motion?

File and serve the response memorandum and permitted affidavit evidence within four days after effective service, using the applicable short-period holiday exclusions.

Responsible actor. The respondent to an established ordinary motion.

Establish effective service of the motion and supporting material.

Current practice direction item 7 expressly imports King’s Bench Rule 3 computation here. The ordinary four-day period excludes King’s Bench holidays, unlike the separate five-day appeal-document service clocks.

Manitoba Court of Appeal ordinary motion response under practice-direction item 7. The four days follow effective service and exclude King’s Bench holidays under the specifically imported short-period rule. This differs from the consecutive five-day appeal-document service periods. Establish the ordinary motion branch, excluding judicial interim release and Rule 21, and review actual variations or unsupported closures.

1. Identify the actual applicable rule, actor and procedural branch.
2. Establish the operative event from the actual filing, service, notice or order.
3. Apply the correct counting source and each required act’s final-day boundary.
4. Complete the actual required filing, service, document, security or hearing-setting steps.

Exclude the first event date and include the second under King’s Bench Rule 3.01(a), even where clear days or at least is used. A period shorter than seven days excludes Rule 1.03 holidays under Rule 3.01(b). A seven-day or longer period counts intermediate holidays. Current Consolidated Practice Direction item 7 imports this computation for the ordinary motion-material branch and expressly excludes judicial interim release and Rule 21 further evidence.

Interpretation Act sections 23 and 24 separately address statutory holidays and closure of the actual place for an act. Saturday, Easter Monday and Civic Holiday are not listed section 23 holidays. The April 1, 2026 court notice, effective April 20 until further notice, closes the registry counter Wednesdays and weekends and accepts Wednesday filing on the next open registry day. That filing notice does not automatically extend separate interpartes service. Establish actual method, place, calendar and any additional closure.

Fictitious example

Illustrative established event on Monday, October 5, 2026. Effective service of the motion and supporting material. The event is effective, rather than proposed dispatch or informal knowledge. The applicable ordinary procedure, actor, recipients and effective method are established, with no actual varying order, granted extension, proclaimed holiday or additional closure. Where filing is required, the official paper document is accepted by the registry within the current counter hours and required electronic copies are submitted separately. Any distinct interpartes service is completed by its own applicable deadline.

Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.

Established procedural branch

Current practice direction item 7 expressly imports King’s Bench Rule 3 computation here. The ordinary four-day period excludes King’s Bench holidays, unlike the separate five-day appeal-document service clocks.

Material boundary

The response concerns a special Rule 21 further-evidence motion. Its appellant affidavit exception and own-factum timetable replace the ordinary motion-response model.

Actual variation

Check the actual statute, order and any granted extension. Rule 42 permits court or judge variation except where the rules otherwise provide. Book and factum extensions have Rule 28.1 requirements. A requested extension is not a granted one.

Actual final-day and completion facts

Interpretation Act sections 23 and 24 separately address statutory holidays and closure of the actual place for an act. Saturday, Easter Monday and Civic Holiday are not listed section 23 holidays. The April 1, 2026 court notice, effective April 20 until further notice, closes the registry counter Wednesdays and weekends and accepts Wednesday filing on the next open registry day. That filing notice does not automatically extend separate interpartes service. Establish actual method, place, calendar and any additional closure.

• Manitoba Court of Appeal ordinary motion response under practice-direction item 7. The four days follow effective service and exclude King’s Bench holidays under the specifically imported short-period rule. This differs from the consecutive five-day appeal-document service periods. Establish the ordinary motion branch, excluding judicial interim release and Rule 21, and review actual variations or unsupported closures.
• Current practice direction item 7 expressly imports King’s Bench Rule 3 computation here. The ordinary four-day period excludes King’s Bench holidays, unlike the separate five-day appeal-document service clocks.

• File and serve the written response memorandum and any permitted responding affidavit evidence not later than four days after effective service.
• The response concerns a special Rule 21 further-evidence motion. Its appellant affidavit exception and own-factum timetable replace the ordinary motion-response model.
• Check every actual direction, granted extension and required recipient.
• Retain the actual filing acceptance, service proof and operative notice or order separately.
• The response concerns a special Rule 21 further-evidence motion. Its appellant affidavit exception and own-factum timetable replace the ordinary motion-response model. Establish the actual applicable branch separately. No alternative computed date is asserted.
• File and serve the written response memorandum and any permitted responding affidavit evidence not later than four days after effective service. Current electronic-copy direction requires counsel to submit required electronic documents through TitanFile before paper filing. Paper documents remain official and rules filing deadlines apply to paper. A self-represented person needs registrar permission to file electronically. Confirm current counter hours and acceptance.