Alberta – Court sittings closed for everything not urgent/emergency: https://www.albertacourts.ca/qb/resources/announcements/covid-19-suspension-of-sittings
All filing deadlines under the Alberta Rules of Court, including Rule 13.41(4) are suspended until May 1, 2020, with the exception of those Rules applicable to the commencement of proceedings, including originating applications.
British Columbia – Court sittings closed for everything not urgent/emergency: https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/documents/Notice%20of%20Suspension%20of%20Civil%20and%20Family%20Proceedings%20-%20March%2018,%202020.pdf
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Limitation periods not suspended
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Filing deadlines are suspended (aside from originating applications / limitation periods)
Manitoba- Courts closed for everything not urgent/emergency: http://manitobacourts.mb.ca/news/covid-19-update-march-16-2020/; http://www.manitobacourts.mb.ca/site/assets/files/1964/notice_on_filing_deadlines.pdf
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Limitation periods not suspended
New Brunswick – Court sittings closed for everything not urgent/emergency: https://www.courtsnb-coursnb.ca/content/dam/courts/pdf/NB-Courts.pdf
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No comments on limitation periods (assume they are not suspended)
Newfoundland – Court sittings closed for everything not urgent/emergency: https://court.nl.ca/supreme/pdf/2020%2003%2020%20-%20Notice%20to%20the%20Profession%20and%20General%20Public%20-%20COVID-19%20Preventative%20Measures.pdf
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Limitation periods not suspended
Northwest Territories - proceedings to proceed by phone: https://sasklawcourts.ca/index.php/home/court-of-queen-s-bench/covid-19-update
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Limitation periods not suspended
Nova Scotia – Court sittings closed for everything not urgent/emergency: https://www.courts.ns.ca/documents/COVID-19_Measures_NR_03_16_20.pdf and https://www.courts.ns.ca/
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Limitation periods not suspended
Nunavut – Court sittings closed for everything not urgent/emergency, everything that is proceeding will be by phone: https://court.nl.ca/supreme/pdf/2020%2003%2018%20-%20Notice%20to%20the%20Profession%20-%20COVID-19%20Preventative%20Measures.pdf
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Limitation periods not suspended
Ontario – Court sittings closed for everything not urgent/emergency: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/covid-19-suspension-fam/; https://lawsocietyontario.azureedge.net/media/lso/media/news-events/emcpa-order-eng.pdf
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Limitation periods are suspended
Prince Edward Island – Court sittings closed for everything not urgent/emergency: https://www.courts.pe.ca/sites/www.courts.pe.ca/files/2020-03/COVID%2019%20-%20UPDATE%20MARCH%2018%2C%202020.pdf
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Limitation periods not suspended
Quebec – Court sittings closed for everything not urgent/emergency: https://www.barreau.qc.ca/media/2245/communique-acce-s-2020-03-15-vf.pdf
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Limitation periods are suspended
Saskatchewan - proceedings to proceed by phone and parties are “encouraged to adjourn anything not urgent”: https://sasklawcourts.ca/index.php/home/court-of-queen-s-bench/covid-19-update
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Limitation periods not suspended
Yukon - proceedings to proceed by phone: http://www.yukoncourts.ca/pdf/SC_Notice_-_Covid-19.pdf
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Limitation periods not suspended