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Inventory of Reforms

Alberta Provincial Court Civil Claims Mediation

Year:
1998

Description:
Alberta regulation introducing mandatory mediation in selected Provincial Court cases to assist the parties in resolving disputes without going to trial.

Status:
Permanent implementation in four court centres

Jurisdiction:
Alberta

Court:
Provincial Court – Civil Division

Body Responsible:
Alberta Justice

Timeline:
January 1998: Implemented in Edmonton
September 1998: Implemented in Calgary
January 2006: Implemented in Lethbridge
February 2006: Implemented in Medicine Hat
November 2006: Implemented in Red Deer
2007: Implemented in Grand Prairie

Publications:
Mediation Rules of the Provincial Court,External Link Alta. Reg. 271/97.
Provincial Court Act,External Link R.S.A. 2000, c. P-31, ss. 65, 66.
Provincial Court Civil Claims Mediation Program: Frequent QuestionsExternal Link (Alberta Courts, 2008).

Related Reforms:
See also Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta Civil Mediation Program

Development:
The mediation process was developed and implemented in 1997 in Alberta Regulation 271/1997 under ss. 65 and 66 of the Provincial Court Act.

Description of Reforms:

Results:
The court centres which have implemented the program keep statistics on the mediation settlement rate. Statistics collected from the Calgary and Edmonton programs in 2005 indicate a mediation settlement rate of approximately 63% using interest-based mediation.

Revision History:
This summary was last reviewed in Oct 24, 2013