Alberta Court of Justice

All of Alberta’s criminal cases start in the Court of Justice, and 95 percent conclude there.

Many traffic, regulatory and bylaw enforcement hearings take place at the Alberta Court of Justice.

Trials in Traffic Court, whether involving an adult or a young person, are usually heard by a Justice of the Peace.

The Civil Division of the Alberta Court of Justice provides a means to resolve private disputes, including landlord and tenant matters.

The Court of Justice Criminal Division handles first appearances, entry of pleas, bail hearings, preliminary inquiries, trials and sentencing of all prosecutions where the Crown proceeded by summary conviction and the majority of those where the proceedings were by indictment.

The Provincial Court of Alberta has courtrooms at more than 70 locations across the province including Edmonton's courthouse on Churchill Square .