Provincial Court Rescheduling Notices
The Provinical Court has posted three new notices regarding ongoing rescheduling and suspension of court matters. See notices for full details.
Suspension of Court Sittings due to COVID-19 (December 30, 2020)
Provincial Court Notices – Rescheduling
The Provincial Court has provided the following four new notices regarding the rescheduling of court matters due to the continuing Code Red designation. Click each notice for full text and details.
Notice – Rescheduling of Circuit Court Sittings due to COVID-19 (December 11, 2020)
Notice – Rescheduling of Circuit Court Sittings due to COVID-19 (December 11, 2020)
See here for all COVID-19 related court notices and directives
New Provincial Court Notices
Notice – COVID-19 – Suspension and Restriction of Hearings (November 30, 2020) – This notice is in furtherance to the November 10th notice. “All circuit court sittings throughout Manitoba will remain cancelled until January 4, 2021 or until further notice”
December 1, 2020 – Counter Court (Winnipeg) – “Beginning in January 2021, the Provincial Court will move to a Counter Court model in Winnipeg for all out of custody administrative courts, currently called PTC (Pre-Trial Coordinator) courts.”
“The Counter Court model will improve access to justice and efficiency in the following ways:
- One on one interaction for an accused person with the Staff Justice of the Peace
- An expanded time to attend and less waiting time to have your matter addressed
- There will be more than one Staff Justice of the Peace at the Counter so matters can be spoken to more quickly
- Persons will not have to wait until all of Counsel’s matters have been addressed before they can have their matter addressed by the Court
Notice – Rescheduling of Adult and Youth out of Custody Matters due to COVID-19 (Winnipeg Centre) (December 2, 2020) – “This Notice addresses matters currently scheduled for December 14 – 31, 2020, which will be adjourned to February 2021 dates.”
Notice – Rescheduling of Circuit Court Sittings due to COVID-10 (December 4, 2020) – “Further to the Notice of November 30 2020, suspending court with respect to all circuit court sittings, the following date changes apply to those circuit courts listed below where matters were scheduled between December 14, 2020 to December 31, 2020. All other circuit court sittings, adjourned by the Notice of November 30, 2020 beyond December 31, 2020 remain as adjourned by that Notice to the dates contained in that Notice.”
Notice – Rescheduling of Adult and Youth out of Custody Matters due to COVID-19 (Regional Centres) (December 4, 2020) – “All matters adjourned as per previous Notices to dates after January 4, 2021 (see Notice dated November 10, 2020 and Notice dated November 16, 2020) are expected to proceed on those January dates. This Notice addresses matters currently scheduled for December 14 – 31, 2020, which will be adjourned to January and February 2021 dates.”
Queen’s Bench Notices and Directions
Practice Direction – Family and Child Protection Video Conference Trials and the Continuation and Commencement of Other Remote Services (December 3, 2020) – “Pursuant to this Court’s November 10, 2020 Notice, given the government’s designation of Code Red, all “in-person” Family and Child Protection trials scheduled to proceed between November 16 and December 11, 2020, were adjourned to an administrative list.
Commencing Tuesday, December 15, 2020, the Triage Screening List, overseen by Ms. Angie Tkachuk, Supervisor, Family Division Coordination, will be conducted by telephone between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. until further notice.”
Notice – Adjustments to Current Scheduling Protocols – December 14, 2020 to January 8, 2021 (December 3, 2020) – “the adjustments to the Court’s scheduling protocols as announced in the November 10th Notice will now also extend and apply to the period of December 14, 2020 to January 8, 2021.”
Legislative Update
Third Session, Forty-Second Legislature
Introduced
Bill 220 The Transportation Infrastructure Amendment Act – amends The Transportation Infrastructure Act to add a requirement that the minister establish standards for clearing snow from provincial roads. These standards must meet the minimum requirements set out in a schedule to the Act and must be published.
Passed
Bill 4 The Retail Business Hours of Operation Act (Various Acts Amended or Repealed)
Bill 7 The Planning Amendment Act
Bill 9 The Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act
Bill 42 The Remote Witnessing and Commissioning Act (Various Acts Amended)
Bill 208 The Wildlife Amendment Act (Protecting Property from Water and Wildlife Damage)
Bill 211 The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Unpaid Leave for Reservists)
Bill 218 The Somali Heritage Week Act
Bill 300 The United Church of Canada Amendment Act
Bill 301 The Winnipeg Humane Society Foundation Incorporation Amendment Act
See here for the status of all current bills.
Proclamations
SM 2015, c. 45 The Real Estate Services Act (whole Act) proclaimed to come into force on January 1, 2022.
SM 2018, c. 7 The Community Child Care Standards Amendment Act (Enhanced Powers Respecting Governance and Accountability) (whole Act) proclaimed to come into force on January 1, 2021.
SM 2020, c. 21 The Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Schedule B — The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation Reorganization Act, section 8) proclaimed in force on February 1, 2021.
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