Alberta Court of Justice Forms: Every Civil Claim Form You Need

The Alberta Court of Justice uses a specific set of forms for every step of a civil claim. You cannot create your own documents or modify the standard form layout — the court will reject anything that does not match the official templates. All forms are available as fillable PDFs on the Alberta Courts website.

Here is every civil form you are likely to encounter, in the order you will probably need them.

Starting Your Claim

Form CTS1461 — Civil Claim. This is the form that starts your lawsuit. You fill in the names and addresses of everyone involved, describe what happened in plain language, and state the dollar amount you are claiming. The filing fee is $100 for claims up to $7,500, or $200 for claims over $7,500 up to the $100,000 limit.

You do not attach evidence to the Civil Claim form. Contracts, receipts, and photos come later in the Trial Statement stage.

Proving You Served the Defendant

Form CTS11420 — Affidavit of Service of Commencement Documents. After you serve the filed Civil Claim and a blank Dispute Note, you complete this sworn affidavit to prove service. It must be sworn before a Commissioner for Oaths, Notary Public, or Judicial Clerk. If you served by recorded mail, attach the original receipt and signed acknowledgment.

Form CTS11419 — Affidavit of Service of Non-Commencement Documents. Use this one for documents served after the claim is already underway — applications, trial statements, or notices.

Form CTS11421 — Affidavit in Support of Substitutional Service. If you cannot find the defendant to serve them, this affidavit explains what you tried and proposes an alternative method. File it alongside an Application (Form CTS1475).

The Defendant's Response

Form CTS1924 — Dispute Note. The defendant files this to formally dispute your claim. The fee is $50 without a counterclaim. The defendant must file it within 20 calendar days of being served (within Alberta), counted from the day after service.

Form CTS11415 — Dispute Note to Counterclaim. If the defendant files a Counterclaim against you, this is your response form.

Default Judgment

Form CTS3646 — Request to Note in Default. If the defendant does not file a Dispute Note within the deadline, you file this to formally declare them in default.

Form CTS11417 — Request for Default Judgment. Filed alongside or after the default request, this asks the court to issue a judgment in your favour without a hearing. For straightforward debts, a Judicial Clerk can approve it administratively.

Form CTS2889 — Certificate of Default Judgment. The official court order confirming the default judgment.

Applications and Motions

Form CTS1475 — Application. A general-purpose motion form used to ask the court for orders — extending deadlines, requesting substitutional service, setting aside a default judgment, and more.

Form CTS2761 — Application by Telephone Conference. Same as above, but requesting the hearing be conducted by phone.

Before Trial

Form CTS2766 — Request for Trial Date. After the pleadings are complete and no settlement has been reached, either side files this to get a trial date.

Form CTS11447 — Trial Statement. This is the pre-trial document each side must file and exchange before trial. It summarises your facts, lists your witnesses, and includes an indexed set of every document you plan to present as evidence. You cannot introduce documents at trial that were not disclosed in your Trial Statement unless the Justice permits it.

Witnesses

Form CTS1460 — Notice to Attend as a Witness. A formal court summons compelling a witness to appear at trial. You must serve it at least 21 days before the trial date, along with the witness allowance ($25 per day for lay witnesses, $50 for experts, plus travel costs).

Form CTS11418 — Affidavit of Service of the Notice to Attend as Witness. Proves you served the witness summons and paid the allowance.

Settlement and Withdrawal

Form CTS2756 — Settlement Agreement. A binding written agreement recording the terms of a settlement reached between the parties.

Form CTS2903 — Consent Judgment. When both sides agree to a judgment, they file this joint application to make it official.

Form CTS1474 — Notice of Withdrawal. Formally discontinues your claim.

After Judgment

Form CTS3338 — Notice of Appeal. If you believe the Justice made a legal or factual error, you file this to appeal the decision to the Court of King's Bench. The deadline is 30 calendar days from the date of judgment.

The Alberta Civil Claim Guide walks through each of these forms in context, with step-by-step instructions for completing them and a checklist so you know exactly which ones apply to your situation.

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