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: 2009
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
Citation: 2009 ABQB 745
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
In this caseFootnote 1, the Crown filed an appeal before the Court of Queen’s Bench de l’Alberta following the decision of Wenden J. of the Provincial Court of Alberta to acquit...Year: 2010
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Court of Appeal of Alberta
Citation: 2010 ABCA 343
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
In this case, the applicants sought leave to appeal the decision rendered by Eidsvik J. of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta. Eidsvik J. agreed to hear the Crown’s appeal and overruled...Year: 2008
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Provincial Court of Alberta
Citation: 2008 ABPC 232
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
The defendant, Gilles Caron, was charged with a violation of the Alberta Traffic Safety ActFootnote 1. The defendant did not contest the facts surrounding the traffic violation, which ...Year: 2004
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
Citation: 2004 ABQB 428
Category: Minority-language education rights
This judgmentFootnote 1 discusses tests to be used in awarding costs to a party who has initiated acourt action to compel compliance with the rights conferred by section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and...5. R. v Pooran
Year: 2011
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Provincial Court of Alberta
Citation: 2011 ABPC 77
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
In this caseFootnote 1, the Provincial Court of Alberta provided its interpretation of the scope of the right to have a trial in French in the province. The application for a trial in French was made in a case pursuant to the Traffic Safety...Year: 2015
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Court of Appeal of Alberta
Citation: 2014 ABCA 71
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
The Court of Appeal of Alberta determined that the right to publish legislation in French in Alberta is not protected by the Constitution. a) BackgroundFootnote 1 Gilles Caron...Year: 2011
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Supreme Court of Canada
Citation: 2011 SCC 5
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
In this caseFootnote 1, the Supreme Court of Canada had to determine whether and to what extent the courts could order the Crown to fund “public interest” litigation, particularly in the area of language rights. In the more specific context of...Year: 2015
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Provincial Court of Alberta
Citation: 2015 ABPC 280
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
As part of a special application filed by the defendants/applicants, the Provincial Court of Alberta ruled on the Federal Crown’s obligation to file information in both official languages. Context On May 17, 2013, a worker was involved in an accident at a work site in Sherwood Park, Alberta....Year: 2019
Province or Territory: Alberta
Court: Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
Citation: 2019 ABQB 859
Category: Legislative and judicial bilingualism
Background In this case, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta applied the JordanFootnote 1 decision for the first time in order to stop criminal proceedings in relation to language rights guaranteed under the Criminal Code...