Tagged: language rights

Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Constitutional Law

by Kimia Towfigh · Nov 3 , 2020

A Sliding Scale: Minority Language Educational Rights Upheld in Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v British Columbia

In June 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (“the Court”) released a groundbreaking judgment in support of minority language rights. By adopting a broader interpretation of section 23 of the...

Tags: Education francophone language rights minority language rights

Administrative Law / Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Civil Procedure / Constitutional Law / Employment Law / Insurance / Official Languages / Tax

by Nicole Daniel · Nov 19 , 2018

Lost in Translation: Language Rights in Federal Courts

As the two official languages of Canada, French and English form the bedrock of our legal system, and their usage is a constitutionally protected right found in both the Constitution...

Tags: Charter of Rights and Freedoms Constitutional law federal courts language rights official languages quasi-constitutional Tax Court

Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Constitutional Law

by Judy Hemming · Feb 26 , 2015

Minority Language Schools Don’t Have to Be Perfect: NWT v Association des parents ayants droit de Yellowknife

Minority language rights were at the centre of a recent case heard by the Northwest Territories Court of Appeal (“NWTCA”), with the court ruling that equality does not mean perfect...

Tags: appellate review Charter language rights

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