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Injury claims in Alberta
Structure reviewed May 2026A tort province in transition — and the accident date decides which set of rules governs your claim.
Alberta has historically let injured people sue the at-fault driver while their own policy funds immediate treatment through Section B benefits, with a legislated cap limiting general damages for injuries classified as minor. The province has legislated a move to a care-first automobile insurance system; which framework applies to you turns on the date of the accident. Confirm the current status before assuming either model — this is the single most consequential fact about an Alberta crash file right now.
Deadlines
Two years from discovery, ten-year ultimate
Alberta’s Limitations Act sets two years from the date the injury was, or ought to have been, discovered, subject to a ten-year ultimate period.
These are the ones that end otherwise strong claims, because they are measured in days or weeks rather than years.
- Municipal claims involving roads, sidewalks, snow or ice carry short written-notice requirements measured in weeks.
- Section B treatment benefits have their own application deadlines and protocol timelines that run from the accident date.
- The minor-injury classification is contested through a defined medical process; missing it early is difficult to unwind.
Matching in Alberta
What the match has to account for here
- The cap fight is fought on medical characterisation. Firms that document early and precisely get out from under it; firms that do not, settle at the cap.
- Rural and northern Alberta files carry travel, examination and treatment-access realities that some Calgary and Edmonton firms handle far better than others.
Claim types in Alberta
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InjuryLawyerNearMe.ca is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, legal opinions, or legal representation. We are an independent matching service. Nothing on this site creates a solicitor-client relationship. Deadlines and entitlements depend on facts we cannot assess from a web page — speak to a lawyer promptly. This page describes the general structure of Alberta law as reviewed in May 2026. It does not account for your facts, it is not a substitute for advice, and legislation changes. Statutory figures such as caps and deductibles are indexed and deliberately not reproduced here — confirm the current amounts with counsel.