New Court Notices as Public Health Orders Change

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March 1, 2022 – Adjustments to current scheduling protocols – March 7, 2022 until further notice

“Commencing on Monday, March 7, 2022, the following protocols will be in effect:  All judge-alone and jury criminal trials for both in-custody and out-of-custody accused will proceed as scheduled and in person, including where an accused is self-represented.”

This change includes civil trials, civil hearings where there is to be oral evidence, the Protection Order Hearing List, and JADR’s. All contested applications, motions, summary conviction appeals, and special hearing bails and bail reviews will proceed by video conference. Video conference hearing protocols can be found here.

The new scheduling protocols will be modified on April 4, 2022, and then again on September 6, 2022. 

The full notice with further details about scheduling protocol modifications can be found here.

March 1, 2022 – Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench – Masters – Re: Covid-19 update

“The Notices issued by the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Masters on March 17, 2020, April 7, 2020, April 24, 2020 and May 11, 2020, September 1, 2021 and January 14, 2022, are being updated with the changes noted below, which are to take effect March 14, 2022, and continue in place until further notice.”

Maintenance Enforcement Dockets and matters involving the provision of viva voce evidence will return to in-person. Child Protection Dockets, Master’s Civil and Family Uncontested List, Bankruptcy Dockets, Contested Motions, and Uncontested Passing of Accounts and Hearings for Directions will continue via teleconference for the time being.

The full notice regarding these changes can be found here.

For all Court of Queen’s Bench COVID-19 notices, click here.

March 1, 2022 – Resumption of in-person appeal hearings and chambers motions starting Monday, March 14, 2022

“Given the recently announced easing of Public Health Order restrictions that began on February 15, 2022, and, assuming the public health situation remains stable, the Manitoba Court of Appeal will resume its in-person appeal hearings in Courtroom 330 and in-person chambers motions in Courtroom 130 starting on Monday, March 14, 2022.”

Read the full notice here.

For all Court of Appeal COVID-19 notices, click here.