Court Calendar

Sitting Dates

2026

Place of Sitting General Appeal Hearings -
(Week of)1&2 		Sentence Appeals, Sentence Speak to & Criminal Panel Applications - First Day of Oral Argument1&3 Civil Panel Applications1
Edmonton Mon. Jan 5 Tue. Jan 20 Thu. Jan 22
Calgary Mon. Jan 12 Tue. Jan 20 Thu. Jan 22
Edmonton Mon. Feb 2 Wed. Feb 18 Thu. Feb 19
Calgary Mon. Feb 9 Wed. Feb 18 Thu. Feb 19
Edmonton Mon. Mar 2 Tue. Mar 17 Thu. Mar 19
Calgary Mon. Mar 9 Tue. Mar 17 Thu. Mar 19
Edmonton Tue. Apr 7 Tue. Apr 21 Thu. Apr 23
Calgary Mon. Apr 13 Tue. Apr 21 Thu. Apr 23
Edmonton Mon. May 4 Wed. May 20 Thu. May 21
Calgary Mon. May 11 Wed. May 20 Thu. May 21
Edmonton Mon. Jun 8 Tue. Jun 23 Thu. Jun 25
Calgary Mon. Jun 15 Tue. Jun 23 Thu. Jun 25
Edmonton Mon. July 134    
Calgary Mon. July 134    
Edmonton Mon. Aug 31 Tue. Sep 22 Thu. Sep 24
Calgary Tue. Sep 8 Tue. Sep 22 Thu. Sep 24
Edmonton Mon. Oct 5 Tue. Oct 20 Thu. Oct 22
Calgary Tue. Oct 13 Tue. Oct 20 Thu. Oct 22
Edmonton Mon. Nov 2 Tue. Nov 17 Thu. Nov 19
Calgary Mon. Nov 9 Tue. Nov 17 Thu. Nov 19
Edmonton Mon. Nov 30 Tue. Dec 15 Thu. Dec 17
Calgary Mon. Dec 7 Tue. Dec 15 Thu. Dec 17

 

1 All sittings, with the exception of Sentence Appeals, open at 10:00 a.m. unless otherwise directed. Sentence Appeals open at 10:30 a.m.

2 General Appeal Hearings consist of all Civil and Criminal Appeals (excluding Sentence Appeals). For the purposes of calculating time frames, Monday is the opening day of the sittings week, whether or not the Monday of that week is a holiday. The first day of each sittings week is reserved for Fast Track Appeals.

3 For purposes of calculating time frames, opening day is the Monday prior to the first day of oral argument, whether or not the Monday of that week is a holiday.

4 Limited to appeals - (1) Against sentence where the appellant is in custody and there is a reasonable possibility that the result of the appeal is that he or she might be released before the next regular sittings of the Court; (2) From conviction where the appellant is in custody and has been refused interim release pending appeal; (3) Such other cases which, because of urgency or special circumstances, are directed to be heard by order of a judge of Appeal.

Sitting Dates

2027

Place of Sitting General Appeal Hearings -
(Week of)1&2 		Sentence Appeals, Sentence Speak to & Criminal Panel Applications - First Day of Oral Argument1&3 Civil Panel Applications1
Edmonton Mon. Jan 4 Tue. Jan 19 Thu. Jan 21
Calgary Mon. Jan 11 Tue. Jan 19 Thu. Jan 21
Edmonton Mon. Feb 1 Wed. Feb 17 Thu. Feb 18
Calgary Mon. Feb 8 Wed. Feb 17 Thu. Feb 18
Edmonton Mon. Mar 1 Tue. Mar 16 Thu. Mar 18
Calgary Mon. Mar 8 Tue. Mar 16 Thu. Mar 18
Edmonton Mon. Apr 5 Tue. Apr 20 Thu. Apr 22
Calgary Mon. Apr 12 Tue. Apr 20 Thu. Apr 22
Edmonton Mon. May 3 Tue. May 18 Thu. May 20
Calgary Mon. May 10 Tue. May 18 Thu. May 20
Edmonton Mon. Jun 7 Tue. Jun 22 Thu. Jun 24
Calgary Mon. Jun 14 Tue. Jun 22 Thu. Jun 24
Edmonton Mon. July 124    
Calgary Mon. July 124    
Edmonton Tue. Sep 7 Tue. Sep 21 Thu. Sep 23
Calgary Mon. Sep 13 Tue. Sep 21 Thu. Sep 23
Edmonton Mon. Oct 4 Tue. Oct 19 Thu. Oct 21
Calgary Tue. Oct 12 Tue. Oct 19 Thu. Oct 21
Edmonton Mon. Nov 1 Tue. Nov 23 Thu. Nov 25
Calgary Mon. Nov 8 Tue. Nov 23 Thu. Nov 25
Edmonton Mon. Nov 29 Tue. Dec 14 Thu. Dec 16
Calgary Mon. Dec 6 Tue. Dec 14 Thu. Dec 16

 

1 All sittings, with the exception of Sentence Appeals, open at 10:00 a.m. unless otherwise directed. Sentence Appeals open at 10:30 a.m.

2 General Appeal Hearings consist of all Civil and Criminal Appeals (excluding Sentence Appeals). For the purposes of calculating time frames, Monday is the opening day of the sittings week, whether or not the Monday of that week is a holiday. The first day of each sittings week is reserved for Fast Track Appeals.

3 For purposes of calculating time frames, opening day is the Monday prior to the first day of oral argument, whether or not the Monday of that week is a holiday.

4 Limited to appeals - (1) Against sentence where the appellant is in custody and there is a reasonable possibility that the result of the appeal is that he or she might be released before the next regular sittings of the Court; (2) From conviction where the appellant is in custody and has been refused interim release pending appeal; (3) Such other cases which, because of urgency or special circumstances, are directed to be heard by order of a judge of Appeal.