COVID-19 Notices from the Court & Related Offices

Posted: March 23, 2020

Statement from the Court – In light of the COVID-19 social distancing requirements, the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Registry is operating with significantly reduced staff members. As such, we ask that counsel and parties refrain from filing any non-essential court documents. While it is the decision of counsel and parties as to what constitutes an essential document, obvious examples are those documents that must be filed because of an applicable limitation date or documents that are required for an upcoming court hearing. We appreciate your cooperation in respecting this approach.

Judgments and Endorsements – During the COVID-10 public health crisis all QB Judgments and Endorsements will be released electronically

• Notice – Out of Province Parties and Witnesses and the Continuing Obligation to Isolate for 14 days – February 4, 2021
• Notice – (General Division) Adjustment to Current Scheduling Protocols February 1, 2021 until further notice – January 27, 2021
• Notice – (Family Division) Adjustment to Current Scheduling Protocols February 1 – 26, 2021 – January 27, 2021
• Notice – Email Filing for Criminal Matters – January 18, 2021
• Practice Direction – Resumption of Judge-Alone out of custody Criminal Trials – January 14, 2021
• Notice – Adjustments to Current Scheduling Protocols – January 12 – 29, 2021 (Family Division) – December 21, 2020
  Practice Direction – Adjustments to Current Scheduling Protocols – January 11 to 29, 2021, Video Conference Civil Trials and the Continuation of other Remote Services – December 18, 2020
• Practice Direction – Family and Child Protection Video Conference Trials and the Continuation and Commencement of Other Remote Services – December 3, 2020
• Notice – Adjustments to Current Scheduling Protocols – December 14, 2020 to January 8, 2021 – December 3, 2020
• Practice Direction Re: Remote And Offsite Civil Trials – November 20, 2020
• Practice Direction – Criminal Trials Accused’s Remote Appearance by Video Conference – November 17, 2020
• Masters’ Court – COVID-19 Update – November 12, 2020
• Notice – Adjustments to Current Scheduling Protocols – November 16 to December 11, 2020
• Masters’ Court – Notice – Procedural Update (MEP) – November 4, 2020
• Notice – Additional Measures in respect of attendance at the Law Courts Complex – November 2, 2020
• Notice – Scheduling Protocols – October 1, 2020
• Masters’ Court – Notice COVID-19 Procedural Update – August 14, 2020
• Notice – Scheduling Protocols for family division motions and case conferences via teleconference or video conference – June 23, 2020
• Notice – Triage Screening List – June 11, 2020
• Notice – Hearing of Civil Motions During Summer Court Recess – May 12, 2020
• Masters’ Court – Notice – COVID-19 Update – May 11, 2020
• Notice – May 4, 2020 Notice to the Profession Clarification – May 6, 2020
• Notice – QB Trials May 26, 2020 – June 30, 2020 – May 4, 2020
• Notice – May Administrative lists, triage/prerequisites, child protection intake and newly scheduled motions and case conferences – April 28, 2020
• Masters’ Court – Notice -Prerequisite Motions (Family Division) – April 24, 2020
• Notice – Civil Pre-Trial and Case Management Conferences – April 7, 2020
• Masters’ Court – Notice – Child Protection Dockets – April 7, 2020
• Masters’ Court – Notice – Suspension and Restriction of Hearings – April 7, 2020
• Notice –  Suspension and Restriction of Hearings – April 2, 2020
• Detailed Instructions for Civil Assignment Lists on April 16, 2020 and May 21, 2020
• Notice – Suspension and Restrictive Operations of the Family Division – April 2, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 Execution of Affidavits and Declarations – March 18, 2020
• Legal Aid Master’s Court – Notice – COVID – 19 suspension and restriction of hearings – March 17, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 suspension and restriction of hearings – March 16, 2020

• Notice – All Hearings of the Court of Appeal will be conducted remotely until further Notice – November 2, 2020
• Notice – Resumption of in-person appeal hearings and chambers motions – June 24, 2020
• Notice – Hearings will be conducted remotely by videoconferencing during the COVID-19 pandemic – April 3, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 Execution of Affidavits and Declarations – March 18, 2020
• Notice – Release of judgments during COVID-19– March 18, 2020
• Notice – Flexibility on unsworn documents during COVID-19 – March 18, 2020
• Notice – During COVID-19 Registry is open and filing deadlines remain in place – March 18, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 – suspension and restriction of hearings– March 16, 2020

• Notice – Precautions – in custody first appearances – February 24, 2021
• Notice – Out of Province Parties and Witnesses and the continuing obligation to isolate for 14 days – February 5, 2021
• Notice – Update to Judicial Justice of the Peace weekday bail dockets – February 5, 2021
• Notice – COVID-19 precautions – Virtual Assignment Court – January 28, 2021
• Notice – COVID-19 precautions – Virtual Docket Appearances – January 28, 2021
• Notice – Resumption of limited out of custody dispositions virtually – January 27, 2021
• Notice – Return to sitting for some trials, dispositions and special sittings in certain circuits – January 22, 2021
• Notice – Rescheduling of Adult and Youth out of Custody Matters Due to COVID-19 – January 6, 2021
• Notice – Further Suspension and Restriction of Hearings Return to Sitting for Some Trials and Special Sittings in Certain Circuits – December 30,2020
• Notice – Suspension of Court Sittings due to COVID-19 – December 30, 2020
• Notice – Rescheduling of Winnipeg Adult and Youth Out of Custody Matters due to COVID-19 (Winnipeg Centre) – December 30,2020
• Notice – Suspension of Court Sittings due to COVID-19 – December 17, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 – Rescheduling of Circuit Court Sittings (Correction of December 4, 2020 Notice)– December 11, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 – Rescheduling of Adult and Youth out of Custody Matters – Regional Centres – December 11, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 – Rescheduling of Adult and Youth Out of Custody Matters -Winnipeg Centre –December 11, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 – Rescheduling of Circuit Court Sittings  – December 11, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 – Circuit Courts Replacement Dates – December 4, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 – Rescheduling of Adult and Youth out of Custody Matters – Regional Centres – December 4, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 – Rescheduling of Adult and Youth Out of Custody Matters – Winnipeg Centre – December 2, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 – Counter Court – December 1, 2020
• Notice – COVID -19 – Suspension and Restriction of Hearings – November 30, 2020
• Notice – COVID -19 – Suspension and Restriction of Hearings – Legal Aid Administrative Court – November 24, 2020
• Notice – Service of Child Protection Proceedings on Persons in Custody during Pandemic Restrictions – November 18, 2020
• Notice – Circuit Court Sitting Replacement Dates Due to COVID-19 – November 18, 2020
• Practice Direction – Video Appearances for Trials and Preliminary Hearings in the Provincial Court of Manitoba – November 17, 2020
• Notice – COVID -19 – Rescheduling Adult and Youth Out of Custody Matters -Regional Centres – November 16, 2020
• Notice – COVID – 19 – Rescheduling Adult and Youth Out of Custody Matters – November 13, 2020
• Notice – COVID -19 – Suspension and Restriction of Hearings – November 10, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 – Update – November 2, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 Update to Judicial Justice of the Peace Weekday Bail Dockets – October 22, 2020
• Notice – Child Protection Hearings re-opening – October 1 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 Suspension and Re-Opening of Additional Courts
  • September 28, 2020
  • September 18, 2020
• Notice – Additional Trial Dates Available on Court’s Website – September 24, 2020
• Notice – JJP Administrative Circuit Dockets (Thompson Court Centre) – September 9, 2020
• Notice – Suspension and Re-Opening of Additional Courts – Nelson House, Norway House, Snow Lake, Cranberry Portage, Easterville – August 31, 2020
• Notice – Child Protection Hearings – August 31, 2020
• Notice – Access to Winnipeg Remand Centre (WRC) – August 18, 2020
• Notice – Additional Trial Dates Added to the Court’s Website – August 7, 2020
• Notice – Suspension and Re-Opening of Additional Courts – St. Theresa Point – August 7, 2020
• Notice – Pre-Trial Coordinator Dockets – August 6, 2020
• Notice – Suspension and Re-Opening of Additional Courts –  July 30, 2020
• Notice – Child Protection Hearings – July 30, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 suspension ad re-opening of additional courts – June 24, 2020
• Notice – Child Protection Hearings – June 23, 2020
• Notice – Update to the Judges and Judicial Justice of the Peace Weekend Bail Courts – May 28, 2020
• Notice – Pre-Trial Coordinator Timelines – May 28, 2020
• Notice – COVID-19 Suspension and Reopening of some Courts – May 15, 2020
• Notice – Child Protection Hearings – May 13, 2020
• Notice – Additional judicial and JJP hearing, including weekends – May 6, 2020
• Notice – Child Protection Hearings – April 16, 2020
• Notice –  suspension and restriction of hearings extended until May 29 – April 15, 2020
• Notice – Additional Judicial and JJP Hearings including Weekends – April 9, 2020
• Notice – Video Appearances by Accused Adult and Youth – March 30, 2020
• Replacement dates for circuit/ out of custody dockets – March 23, 2020
• Notice – Teleconference Availability- March 23, 2020
• Notice – Appearances in Winnipeg before the Court duri ng the COVID-19 suspension and restriction of hearings – March 18, 2020
• Notice – COVID – 19 suspension and restriction of hearings – March 16, 2020– March 16, 2020

•  COVID-19 Notices Issued by Courts – March 17, 2020
•  Avis concernant la COVID-19 provenant des cours – 17 mars 2020

• Message From The Federal Court in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic – March 13, 2020

Update on the Management of Court Files During the COVID-19 Suspension Period – April 15, 2020