The provincial court is continuing to return to sittings in most circuits. This notice provides a detailed list of resumptions for the months of April and May.
An overview of these changes is provided as such:
“As of April 1, 2021:
- All criminal trials set in the six major Court centres (Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Brandon, Dauphin, The Pas, Thompson) will proceed as scheduled.
- All dispositions where the person is in custody or a custodial disposition is being sought will proceed.
- All dispositions where a non-custodial sentence is being sought can proceed, if the parties are able to attend remotely.
- All dockets containing matters which are not yet set for disposition or trial will proceed virtually. Accused persons should not attend these dockets in person.
- All circuit court trials and up to five in-person dispositions at each circuit court sitting can proceed. Additional dispositions can proceed on circuit if the accused person can appear remotely at the court sitting.
- We will not be returning to the following communities in April and dockets will continue to be held virtually. The communities are Cross Lake, Garden Hill, God’s Lake, Lac Brochet, Nelson House, Oxford House, Pukatawagan, Split Lake and Waywayseecappo.
As of May 1, 2021:
- We plan to return to sittings in Cross Lake, Garden Hill, God’s Lake, Lac Brochet, Nelson House and Waywayseecappo in May 2021, but these communities will be subject of a later notice as we assess on an ongoing basis the public health situation in those communities.
Further suspension in April and May 2021:
- We do not expect to be able to return to Oxford House, Pukatawagan and Split Lake in April and May 2021.”
See the notice for full details.
Notice – Public Viewing/attendance at Virtual Hearings (March 15, 2021)
Member’s of the public who want to attend a virtual conference held by video or telephone may do so by following the protocols and procedures listed in the notice.
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