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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1. R. v Musasizi

Year: 2009

Province or Territory: Quebec

Court: Montréal Municipal Court

Citation: 2010 QCCM 17

Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism

This caseFootnote 1 examined the right of an accused to a unilingual trial in a criminal matter, under sections 530 and 530.1 of the Criminal Code, and the consequences of the Crown’s failure to comply with...

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