Note: The summaries of key court decisions related to official languages were prepared by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
R. v. Tayo Tompouba
Year
2024
Province or Territory
British Columbia
Court
Supreme Court of Canada
Citation
2024 SCC 16
Categories
Legislative and judicial bilingualism
St. John’s International Airport Authority v. Thibodeau, 2024 FCA 197
Year
2024
Province or Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador
Court
Federal Court of Appeal
Citation
2024 FCA 197
Categories
Language rights regarding communications with and services to the public
Michel Thibodeau v. Greater Toronto Airports Authority, 2024 FC 274
Year
2024
Province or Territory
Ontario
Court
Federal Court
Citation
2024 FC 274
Categories
Language rights regarding communications with and services to the public
Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest v. Northwest Territories (Education, Culture and Employment), 2023 SCC 31
Year
2023
Province or Territory
Northwest Territories
Court
Supreme Court of Canada
Citation
2023 SCC 31
Categories
Minority-language education rights
Michel Thibodeau v. St. John’s International Airport Authority, 2022 FC 563
Year
2022
Province or Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador
Court
Federal Court
Citation
2022 FC 563
Categories
Language rights regarding communications with and services to the public
Canada (Commissioner of Official Languages) v Canada (Employment and Social Development)
Year
2022
Province or Territory
British Columbia
Court
Federal Court of Appeal
Citation
2022 FCA 14
Categories
Vitality and development of official language minority communities
Language rights regarding communications with and services to the public
Bélanger v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Year
2021
Province or Territory
Ontario
Court
Ontario Superior Court of Justice – Divisional Court
Citation
2021 ONSC 5132
Categories
Language rights regarding communications with and services to the public
Canada (Commissioner of Official Languages) v Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Year
2021
Province or Territory
Quebec
Court
Federal Court of Appeal
Citation
2021 FCA 159
Categories
Language rights in the federal public service
Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v British Columbia
Year
2020
Province or Territory
British Columbia
Court
Supreme Court of Canada
Citation
2020 SCC 13
2018 B.C.J. No. 2836
2016 BCSC 1764
Categories
Minority-language education rights
Dionne v Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Year
2019
Province or Territory
Quebec
Court
Federal Court
Citation
2019 FC 879
Categories
Language rights in the federal public service