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. Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique v Canada (Employment and Social Development)
Year: 2018
Province or Territory: British Columbia
Court: Federal Court
Citation: 2018 FC 530
Category: Vitality and development of official language minority communities, Language rights and services to the public
Background The case concerns a federal institution’s language obligations as part of a transfer payment agreement with a provincial government regarding the administration of employment benefits and support measures to help Employment Insurance recipients return to the labour market. In 2011...Year: 2018
Province or Territory: Quebec
Court: Federal Court
Citation: 2018 FC 1117
Category: Language rights and services to the public
Background On November 11, 2009, Mr. Leduc was removed from an international Air Canada flight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before its departure to Montréal, Quebec. According to Mr. Leduc, he was removed from the aircraft because he had...Year: 2018
Province or Territory: Quebec
Court: Federal Court
Citation: 2019 FC 879
Category: Language rights in the federal public service
Background Mr. Dionne occupies a bilingual position at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) in Montréal, Quebec, a region designated as bilingual for language‑of‑work purposesFootnote 1 under Part V of the Official...Filter by year
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