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: 2006
Province or Territory: Quebec
Court: Court of Appeal of Quebec
Citation: 2007 QCCA 1111
Category: Minority-language education rights
The issue in the NguyenFootnote 1 appeal was whether the exclusion of English instruction received in an unsubsidized school from the calculation of the "major part" requirement violates the appellants’ rights under ...Year: 2006
Province or Territory: Quebec
Court: Court of Appeal of Quebec
Citation: 2007 QCCA 1112
Category: Minority-language education rights
The issue in this appealFootnote 1 was whether the exclusion of English instruction pursuant to a special authorization violates the appellants’ rights under section 23(2) of the Charter. The Charter of...Year: 2006
Province or Territory: Ontario
Court: Federal Court
Citation: 2006 FC 808
Category: Language rights and proceedings of Parliament
The Federal Court’s judgmentFootnote 1 in this case raises the question of the interpretation of section 4 of the OLA and section 17 of the ...Year: 2006
Province or Territory: Quebec
Court: Court of Appeal of Quebec
Citation: 2007 QCCA 1301
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
In this case, the Court of Appeal of Quebec examined the right of an accused to be tried before a judge and jury in his or her official language pursuant to section 530(4) of theCriminal CodeFootnote 1....Year: 2006
Province or Territory: New Brunswick
Court: Federal Court of Appeal
Citation: 2006 FCA 196
Category: Language rights and services to the public
In Société des Acadiens et AcadiennesFootnote 1, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal ruled on the constitutional language obligations of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) when providing...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)....Year: 2006
Province or Territory: Northwest Territories
Court: Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
Citation: 2006 NWTSC 20
Category: Language rights and services to the public
In this caseFootnote 1, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories was asked to rule on the nature and scope of the language obligations of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the federal government in the Northwest...Year: 2006
Province or Territory: Ontario
Court: Federal Court of Appeal
Citation: 2006 FCA 374
Category: Language rights and services to the public
The judgments by the Federal Court and the Federal Court of AppealFootnote 1 raise issues regarding the interpretation and implementation of Part IV of the Official Languages Act (OLA, in particular when an...9. R. v Oliynyk
Year: 2006
Province or Territory: British Columbia
Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia
Citation: 2006 BCSC 85
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
This caseFootnote 1 raised the question of the language to be used by a judge in his or her charge to the jury in the context of a bilingual trial before the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Three people were jointly charged with conspiracy...Year: 2006
Province or Territory: Ontario
Court: Ontario Superior Court
Citation: O.J. No. 3969 (QL)
Category: Language rights and services to the public
In this caseFootnote 1, the Ontario Superior Court considered the legality and constitutionality of the City of Ottawa’s policy and municipal by-law on bilingualism. The applicant, Canadians for Language Fairness, challenged the legality and...Filter by year
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