Court decisions
This database presents summaries of key court decisions in Canada related to official languages and of events relating to language rights since 2003. These summaries have been prepared by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada.
This database is not exhaustive. It was designed to be used as a reference tool for people directly or indirectly interested in language rights. The database is updated on an ongoing basis.
Year: 2009
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
Citation: 2009 ABQB 745
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
In this caseFootnote 1, the Crown filed an appeal before the Court of Queen’s Bench de l’Alberta following the decision of Wenden J. of the Provincial Court of Alberta to acquit...Year: 2004
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
Citation: 2004 ABQB 428
Category: Minority-language education rights
This judgmentFootnote 1 discusses tests to be used in awarding costs to a party who has initiated acourt action to compel compliance with the rights conferred by section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and...Year: 2019
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
Citation: 2019 ABQB 859
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
Background In this case, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta applied the JordanFootnote 1 decision for the first time in order to stop criminal proceedings in relation to language rights guaranteed under the Criminal Code...