Court fees
Learn what you’ll need to pay for different court processes.
Court of Appeal
| Application in the course of an appeal (other than an application for permission to appeal) |
$50 |
| Application for permission to appeal | $600 |
|
Notice of Appeal (where permission to appeal is not required) |
$600 |
Court of Queen's Bench
| Commencement fee – Statement of Claim or Originating Application | $250 |
| Commencement fee – Statement of Claim for Divorce (includes the $10 fee to register with the Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings in Ottawa) |
$260 |
| Statement of Defence | $50 |
| Counterclaim (in addition to Statement of Defence fee) | $150 |
| Third Party Claim | $150 |
| Application (in the course of an action or proceeding) | $50 |
| Set a matter for trial | $600 |
| Daily trial fee for civil trials lasting 5 days or more | $250/day |
| Claim under the Family Law Act | $50 |
| Response under the Family Law Act | No Fee |
| Application under the Extra-provincial Enforcement of Custody Orders Act | $50 |
Surrogate Matters
Issuing a grant of probate or administration, or resealing grants, excluding trusteeship, where the net value of property in Alberta is:
| $10,000 or less | $35 |
| Over $10,000 but not more than $25,000 | $135 |
| Over $25,000 but not more than $125,000 | $275 |
| Over $125,000 but not more than $250,000 | $400 |
| Over $250,000 | $525 |
| Documents that require the opening of a court file respecting an estate | $250 |
| Application for trusteeship | $250 |
| Issuing a grant of double probate, supplemental grant, or grant of administration of unadministered property | $250 |
| Caveat | $250 |
| Application (in the course of an action or proceeding respecting an estate or trusteeship) | $50 |
Provincial Court
Civil Matters
| Civil Claim – valued at $7,500 or less | $100 |
| Civil Claim – valued over $7,500 | $200 |
| Dispute Note without a counterclaim | $25 |
| Dispute Note with a counterclaim valued at $7,500 or less | $75 |
| Dispute Note with a counterclaim valued greater than $7,500 | $125 |
| Third Party Claim | $50 |
| Notice of Application (in the course of an action or proceeding) | $50 |
Family Matters
| Claim under the Family Law Act | $50 |
| Response under the Family Law Act | No Fee |
| Application under the Extra-provincial Enforcement of Custody Orders Act | $50 |