Notice All Hearings of the Court of Appeal will be conducted remotely starting January 4, 2022 until further notice (December 20, 2021). This notice replaces the previously issued notice dated August 10, 2021.

As a result of the modelling for the COVID-19 Omicron variant, starting on Tuesday, January 4, 2022:

  1. All appeals will be heard remotely by videoconference; and
  2. All motions or applications will be heard remotely by teleconference.”

For in-custody criminal appeal, motion or application hearings, special procedures are required in order to ensure that the accused can participate in the hearing.

See the full notice for information on how to access a videoconference appeal hearing, and how to access a teleconference motion or application hearing.

All Court of Appeal COVID related notices are available on the Manitoba Courts website.