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.
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Year: 2010
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
Citation: 2010 NBQB 27
Category: Language rights and services to the public
This caseFootnote 1 involved a peace officer who arrested an individual for impaired driving and failed to inform the individual, at the beginning of their conversation, of his right to receive service in the official language of his choice. It...Year: 2010
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
Citation: 2010 NBQB 228
Category: Language rights and services to the public
This caseFootnote 1 dealt with an appeal of the decision by a judge of the Provincial Court to order a stay of proceedings pursuant to section 24(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (The ...Year: 2012
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
Citation: 2012 NBQB 359
Category: Language rights and services to the public
The Court of Queen’s Bench determined the appropriate remedy for violation of the right to an active offer of services in both official languages by peace officers. Background In this matter, the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench reversed the Provincial Court decision...4. McGraw v R
Year: 2012
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
Citation: 2012 NBQB 358
Category: Language rights and services to the public
The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick ruled here on the content of the active offer required under section 31(1) of the New Brunswick Official Languages Act and section 20(2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and...Year: 2008
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
Citation: 2008 NBQB 201
Category: Minority-language education rights
In this case, the Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick was called upon to consider whether the language rights enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (The Charter) ensure the protection of French immersion programs in the province of New Brunswick, as well as...Year: 2006
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
Citation: 2006 NBQB 216
Category: Language rights and services to the public
In this caseFootnote 1, the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench ruled on the principle of the active offer of service stated in section 31 of the New Brunswick Official Languages Act (NBOLA)....7. R. v Brideau
Year: 2016
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
Citation: 2016 NBQB 197
Category: Language rights and services to the public
This case addresses the right of members of the public to receive services from the Government of New Brunswick in the official language of their choice, and the need to exclude evidence under subsection 24(2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...Year: 2014
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
Citation: 2014 NBBR 154
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick examined the validity of legal proceedings as well as municipal by-laws adopted by the Town of Riverview, according to the Official Languages Act of New Brunswick (the “NB OLA”)Footnote 1...