Alberta’s 1978 Court of Appeal Act changed the name of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Alberta to the Court of Appeal of Alberta effective June 30, 1979. Continuing a tradition dating back to the Supreme Court of the North-West Territories, the Court of Appeal hears appeals from the Provincial Court and Court of Queen’s Bench, and its decisions can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Alberta’s 1978 Court of Appeal Act changed the name of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Alberta to the Court of Appeal of Alberta effective June 30, 1979. Continuing a tradition dating back to the Supreme Court of the North-West Territories, the Court of Appeal hears appeals from the Provincial Court and Court of Queen’s Bench, and its decisions can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Court of Appeal Act, Statutes of Alberta 1978, c. 50.