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: 2003
Province or Territory: Saskatchewan
Court: Saskatchewan Provincial Court
Citation: 2003 SKPC 102
Category: Language rights and services to the public
The judgment of the Saskatchewan Provincial Court in DesgagnéFootnote 1 raises two questions, namely (1) that of the linguistic obligations in that province regarding the drafting of municipal tickets; and (2) that of the language...Year: 2003
Province or Territory: Saskatchewan
Court: Federal Court of Appeal
Citation: 2003 FCA 436
Category: Language rights in the federal public service
In MarchessaultFootnote 1, the Federal Court of Appeal had to rule on the validity of criteria used to identify a position’s language requirement according to the needs of service to the public. To do this, it had to consider the basis...