Xue v Nexen Energy ULC

Decided: 2026-10-09. Docket: 2601-0065AC. Citation: 2026 ABCA 321 (CanLII). Procedure — Appeal — Extension of time — Alberta Rules of Court, r 14.37(2)(c) — Factors from Cairns v Cairns — Whether applicant provided evidence excusing delay — Special circumstance and explanation for delay not established — Reasonable chance of success considered — Application dismissed | Limitation periods — Civil claim — Limitations Act — Limitations Act, RSA 2000, c L-12, s 3(1) — Wrongful dismissal allegations arising in 2017 — Statement of claim filed in 2024 — Prior action struck as limitations barred — Whether claim was filed outside applicable limitations period — Claim limitations barred | Procedure — Appeals — Permission to appeal — Alberta Rules of Court, r 14.5(1)(b) — Whether permission to appeal