COVID-19 UPDATE: If you are not in custody and you have a criminal court appearance in the Alberta Provincial Court between March 17 and May 22, 2020 you do not need to attend court. Select “More Information" below for more details.
Handles first appearances, entry of pleas, bail hearings, preliminary inquiries, and the trials and sentencing of all summary convictions, and the majority of Criminal Code indictable offences.
COVID-19 UPDATE: If you are not in custody and you have a criminal court appearance in the Alberta Provincial Court between March 17 and May 22, 2020 you do not need to attend court. The Court website will be updated regularly to provide information regarding rescheduling. All in-custody matters will proceed, including bail hearings, sentencings (with a priority given to those facing a time served situation), preliminary inquiries and trials, youth criminal sentence reviews.
Service offers:
- the handling of criminal trials
Includes:
- first appearances
- entry of pleas
- bail hearings
- preliminary inquiries
- trial and sentencing of all summary convictions
- the majority of Criminal Code indictable offences