Courtready.ca’s Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench Litigation Deadlines Calculator
This calculator helps you compute deadlines under the Saskatchewan King’s Bench Rules and The Legislation Act. Court of King’s Bench only. The Court of Appeal and the Provincial Court have separate rules.
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What this tool cannot know. It computes weekends and the eleven holidays named in section 2-29 of The Legislation Act. It does not know about the annual floating holiday set by the Public Service Commission, any day a registry takes in lieu, a day proclaimed as a public holiday under section 2-29(c), or a local closure. Each of those makes the real deadline LATER than the date shown, never earlier, so the recommended action date is the one to work to. It also cannot know about time varied by the Court or by agreement under rule 13-7. Note that the Court may enlarge time even after it has expired (r. 13-7(3)), and that a document filed late is accepted and marked “Filed Late” rather than refused (r. 13-23.1).
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The “BETWEEN” option uses the section 2-28(3) convention: exclude the first date, include the second. It also shows the CLEAR-day count, which excludes both. Section 2-28(4) of The Legislation Act counts “clear days”, “at least” and “not less than” as clear-day periods, excluding both event days.
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Our calculator applies every date below when computing deadlines in the Court of King's Bench. This is the list in section 2-29 of The Legislation Act, which is what "holiday" means for counting time.
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Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench Litigation Deadlines Calculator
This free calculator works out litigation deadlines under The King's Bench Rules and The Legislation Act. Enter the event date and the number of days your rule gives you. It counts forward or backward, handles weekends and Saskatchewan holidays the way the rules require, and gives you the date. It also works out the effective date of service under rule 12-13, which is not always the day the document arrived. Check out our other free tools below.
It computes weekends and the eleven holidays named in section 2-29 of The Legislation Act. It cannot know about the annual floating holiday set by the Public Service Commission, a day a registry closes in lieu, a day proclaimed as a public holiday, or a local closure. Each of those makes the real deadline later than the date shown, never earlier, so work to the recommended action date. It does not compute periods expressed in months, and it covers the Court of King's Bench only, not the Court of Appeal or the Provincial Court.
Disclaimer: This tool is provided for reference purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Always verify against the current version of The King's Bench Rules and The Legislation Act. For questions or to report an error, please email admin [at] courtready.ca.
Common Questions
How do I calculate a court deadline in Saskatchewan?
Start from the date of the event, then count the number of days your rule gives you. Rule 13-4(1) of The King's Bench Rules leaves out the day of the event and includes the last day. If the last day is a weekend or a holiday, rule 13-6 moves the deadline to the next day the court office is open. This calculator does all of that for you and shows its working.
Do weekends and holidays count toward a Saskatchewan court deadline?
Usually yes. For a period of 6 days or more, every day counts, weekends and holidays included. For a period of less than 6 days, rule 13-3 leaves out days on which the court offices are closed. One odd result follows: a 5 day deadline can land later than a 6 day deadline from the same start date. That looks wrong but it is correct.
What do "at least" and "not less than" mean when counting days?
They mean clear days. Section 2-28(4) of The Legislation Act leaves out both the day you count from and the day you finish on. So "at least 14 days before a hearing" gives one more day of notice than "within 14 days". The calculator asks which wording your rule uses, because the two produce different dates.
Which holidays does the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench observe?
Section 2-29 of The Legislation Act names eleven: New Year's Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Saskatchewan Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Sundays count as well. A holiday falling on a Saturday is not moved to the Monday, and Remembrance Day and Boxing Day are not moved when they fall on a Sunday.
When is service of a document effective in Saskatchewan?
It depends how you served it. Under rule 12-13, personal service and fax take effect the same day. Ordinary mail takes effect on the seventh day after you deliver the document to the post office. Email takes effect only once you have an acknowledgment of receipt. Service after 4:00 p.m., or on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, takes effect on the next day that is none of those.
What happens if my deadline falls on a weekend or a holiday?
If you are counting forward, rule 13-6 and section 2-28(5) push the deadline to the next day the court office is open. If you are counting backward from a hearing, the date moves earlier instead. Moving it later would leave the other side with less notice than the rule requires, which would defeat the point of the rule.
What if I miss a deadline in King's Bench?
It is often not fatal. Rule 13-7 lets the parties agree to extend most periods, and lets the Court enlarge time even after the deadline has passed. If you file late, rule 13-23.1 says the local registrar accepts the document and marks it "Filed Late" rather than turning it away. Get advice quickly, because an extension is discretionary and costs usually follow.
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