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: 2004
Province or Territory: Nova Scotia
Court: Federal Court
Citation: 2004 FC 1444
Category: Language rights and services to the public
In his action before the Federal CourtFootnote 1, Mr. Doucet was no longer asking that his conviction for speeding be quashed owing to the circumstances of his arrest, which allegedly infringed his language rights, but...Year: 2004
Province or Territory: Manitoba
Court: Federal Court
Citation: 2004 FC 406
Category: Language rights in the federal public service
In this caseFootnote 1, the Federal Court had to rule first on the scope of the recommendations made by the Commissioner of Official Languages in her investigation reports, and second on remedies available in linguistic matters where the issue is...Year: 2004
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
Court: Federal Court
Citation: 2004 FC 679
Category: Vitality and development of official language minority communities
In Raîche,Footnote 1 the Federal Court considered inter alia to what extent a Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission should take section 41 of the Official Languages Act (OLA) into...Filter by year
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