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41398
Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick v. The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, et al.
(New Brunswick) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-25 | Transcript received, 132 Pages | |
| 2025-11-13 | Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow | |
| 2025-11-13 | Hearing of the appeal, 2025-11-13, CJ Ka Côt Row Mar Kas Ja Ob Mor | |
| 2025-11-10 | Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-11-12) | Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-11-10 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), SJIAA will not file a condensed book | St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-11-10 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne will not file a condensed book | Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada |
| 2025-11-10 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Michel Thibodeau will not be filing a condensed book | Michel Thibodeau |
| 2025-11-10 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-11-12) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-11-10 | Appellant's condensed book, (Book Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-11-12) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-11-10 | Respondent's condensed book, (Book Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-11-10) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-10-30 |
Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Nicolas M. Rouleau will appear before the Court and will present oral argument. , (Printed version due on 2025-11-06) |
Michel Thibodeau |
| 2025-10-30 | Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-10-31, (Printed version filed on 2025-10-31) | Michel Thibodeau |
| 2025-10-30 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Attorney General of New Brunswick - No condensed book will be filed | Attorney General of New Brunswick |
| 2025-10-29 |
Decision on motion to extend time, Ja, See decision on the motion for leave to intervene Granted |
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| 2025-10-29 | Submission of motion to extend time, Ja | |
| 2025-10-29 | Order on motion for leave to intervene, by JUSTICE JAMAL | |
| 2025-10-29 |
Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Ja, UPON APPLICATION by Michel Thibodeau for an order extending the time to serve and file their motion for leave to intervene to October 23, 2025, and for leave to intervene in the above appeal; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motion for an extension of time is granted The motion for leave to intervene by Michel Thibodeau is granted. The intervener shall serve and file the factum attached in his motion for leave to intervene on or before October 31, 2025. The intervener is granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeal. The intervener is not entitled to express a position on the disposition of the appeal, to raise new issues, to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties. Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the intervener shall pay to the appellant and the respondents any additional disbursements resulting from their interventions. Granted |
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| 2025-10-29 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Ja | |
| 2025-10-29 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-10-29, (Printed version due on 2025-11-05) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-10-28 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version due on 2025-11-04) | St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-10-28 |
Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Michael Shortt and Paolina Tosheva will appear before the Court. Michael Shortt will present oral argument. , (Printed version due on 2025-11-04) |
St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-10-28 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-10-29 | Attorney General of New Brunswick |
| 2025-10-27 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-10-28, (Printed version due on 2025-11-03) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-10-23 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version due on 2025-10-30) | Michel Thibodeau |
| 2025-10-23 | Motion to extend time, (Book Form), (Included in the motion for leave to intervene), Completed on: 2025-10-23 | Michel Thibodeau |
| 2025-10-23 | Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-10-23, (Printed version filed on 2025-10-23) | Michel Thibodeau |
| 2025-10-21 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Letter of appearance by zoom | |
| 2025-10-21 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Letter of appearance in person | |
| 2025-10-20 |
Decision on motion to extend time, Ja, See decision on the motion for leave to intervene Granted |
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| 2025-10-20 | Submission of motion to extend time, Ja | |
| 2025-10-20 | Order on motion for leave to intervene, by JUSTICE JAMAL | |
| 2025-10-20 |
Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Ja, UPON APPLICATION by St. John’s International Airport Authority for an order extending the time to serve and file their motion for leave to intervene to September 23, 2025 and for leave to intervene in the above appeal; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motion for an extension of time is granted. The motion for leave to intervene by St. John’s International Airport Authority is granted. The intervener’s factum is accepted for filing as of October 9, 2025. The intervener is granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeal. The intervener is not entitled to make submissions that would duplicate the submissions of the other parties. The intervener is not entitled to raise new issues or to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties. Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the interveners or groups of interveners shall pay to the appellant and the respondents any additional disbursements resulting from their interventions. Granted |
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| 2025-10-20 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Ja | |
| 2025-10-16 |
Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Jennifer Klinck, René Arseneault, Darius Bossé and Juliette Vani will appear before the Court. Jennifer Klinck will present oral argument. , (Printed version due on 2025-10-23) |
Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-10-16 |
Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Isabelle Hardy, Élie Ducharme, and Alex-Ann Rousseau will appear before the Court. Isabelle Hardy will present oral argument. , (Printed version due on 2025-10-23) |
Commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada |
| 2025-10-15 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-10-16) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-10-15 |
Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Gabriel Poliquin, Érik Labelle Eastaugh et Charles R. Daoust will appear before the Court. Gabriel Poliquin and Érik Labelle Eastaugh will present oral argument. , (Printed version filed on 2025-10-16) |
Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-10-15 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Letter of direction | |
| 2025-10-14 |
Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Simon Bouthillier will appear before the Court and will present oral argument. Requested 2 reserved seats |
Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada |
| 2025-10-10 | Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), to the response from the Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick (AJEFNB), Completed on: 2025-10-14, (Printed version filed on 2025-10-14) | St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-10-10 | Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), to the response from the Appellant, Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick, Completed on: 2025-10-14, (Printed version due on 2025-10-20) | St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-10-09 | Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-10-20, (Printed version filed on 2025-10-10) | St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-10-09 | Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Bernard Letarte et Lindy Rouillard-Labbé will appear before the Court. Lindy Rouillard-Labbé will present oral argument., (Printed version due on 2025-10-17) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-10-09 | Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), to Commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada's response, Completed on: 2025-10-09, (Printed version filed on 2025-10-14) | St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-10-07 | Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Isabel Lavoie-Daigle and Rose Campbell will appear before the Court. Isabel Lavoie-Daigle will present oral argument., (Printed version due on 2025-10-15) | Attorney General of New Brunswick |
| 2025-10-03 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-10-03, (Electronic version due on 2025-10-10) | Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-10-03 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Form 23A | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-10-03 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-10-03, (Printed version filed on 2025-10-07) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-10-02 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-10-03, (Printed version filed on 2025-10-07) | Commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada |
| 2025-10-02 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-10-02, (Printed version due on 2025-10-09) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-09-23 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-29) | St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-09-23 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2025-10-01) | St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-09-23 | Motion to extend time, (Book Form), (Included in the motion for leave to intervene), Completed on: 2025-09-24 | St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-09-23 | Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-10-28, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-29) | St. John’s International Airport Authority |
| 2025-09-09 |
Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Will not be filing a reply factum Missing Proof of Service (Read/Receipt) (Rec'd 2025-09-15), (Printed version filed on 2025-09-15) |
Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-09-09 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version due on 2025-09-16) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-09-09 | Reply factum on appeal, (Book Form), Translated version received on October 2, 2025., Incomplete, (Printed version due on 2025-09-16) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-08-26 | Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-08-26, (Printed version filed on 2025-08-29) | Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-08-26 | Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-08-26, (Printed version filed on 2025-08-29) | Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-08-26 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-03) | Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada |
| 2025-08-26 |
Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Missing Proof of Service (Read-Receipt-Delivery/Receipt) (Rec'd 2025-08-29), Completed on: 2025-08-26, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-03) |
Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada |
| 2025-08-26 |
Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Missing Proof of Service (Read/Receipt-Delivery/Receipt)(2025-08-29), Completed on: 2025-09-03, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-03) |
Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada |
| 2025-08-25 | Notice of change of counsel, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2025-09-02) | Commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada |
| 2025-08-25 |
Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Missing Proof of Service , Incomplete, (Printed version filed on 2025-08-26) |
Commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada |
| 2025-08-25 |
Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Amended Version required (Rec'd 2025-09-22) Missing Proof of Service , Incomplete, (Printed version filed on 2025-08-26) |
Commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada |
| 2025-07-21 |
Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Missing; -Proof of service; (Rec'd 2025-07-22), Completed on: 2025-07-22, (Printed version filed on 2025-07-22) |
Attorney General of New Brunswick |
| 2025-07-21 |
Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Missing: -Proof of service; (Rec'd 2025-07-22) , Completed on: 2025-07-22, (Printed version filed on 2025-07-23) |
Attorney General of New Brunswick |
| 2025-07-21 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A;, (Printed version filed on 2025-07-23) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-07-21 | Respondent's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-07-22, (Printed version filed on 2025-07-23) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-07-21 | Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Translated factum (Rec'd 2025-09-09), Completed on: 2025-07-22, (Printed version filed on 2025-07-23) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-07-15 | Order on motion for leave to intervene, by JUSTICE JAMAL | |
| 2025-07-15 |
Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Ja, UPON APPLICATION by the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada, the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada, Droits collectifs Québec and the Association des juristes d’expression française du Nouveau Brunswick for leave to intervene in the appeal; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motion for intervention by Droits collectifs Québec is dismissed. The motions for intervention by the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada, the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada and the Association des juristes d’expression française du Nouveau Brunswick are granted. The three (3) interveners shall each be entitled to serve and file a single factum not to exceed ten (10) pages in length and a book of authorities, if any, on or before August 26, 2025, and are each granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeal. The appellant and the respondents shall each be entitled to serve and file a single factum in reply to all interventions, not to exceed five (5) pages in length, on or before September 9, 2025. The interveners shall not be entitled to raise new issues or to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties. Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the interveners shall pay to the appellant and the respondents any additional disbursements resulting from their interventions. Granted |
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| 2025-07-15 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Ja | |
| 2025-07-10 | Notice of hearing sent to parties | |
| 2025-07-10 | Appeal hearing scheduled, 2025-11-13 | |
| 2025-07-03 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-07-14) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-07-03 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-07-09, (Printed version due on 2025-07-10) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-06-30 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version due on 2025-07-08) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-06-30 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-07-07, (Printed version due on 2025-07-08) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2025-06-23 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2025-06-30) | Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-06-23 | Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-06-26, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-24) | Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-06-23 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Included in the motion for leave to intervene) | Droit collectifs Québec |
| 2025-06-23 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Included in the motion for leave to intervene), Form 23A | Droit collectifs Québec |
| 2025-06-23 | Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-06-26, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-27) | Droit collectifs Québec |
| 2025-06-20 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version due on 2025-06-27) | Commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada |
| 2025-06-20 |
Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Missing: - Notice of name, Completed on: 2025-06-26, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-20) |
Commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada |
| 2025-06-20 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2025-06-27) | Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada |
| 2025-06-20 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version due on 2025-06-27) | Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada |
| 2025-06-20 | Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-06-25, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-23) | Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada |
| 2025-06-13 | Order on motion to extend time, by JUSTICE JAMAL | |
| 2025-06-13 |
Decision on motion to extend time, Ja, UPON APPLICATION by the intervener, the Attorney General of New Brunswick, for an extension of the time to serve and file his intervener’s factum to sixteen (16) weeks following the notice of intervention referred to in Rule 33(4) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, for permission to serve and file a factum not exceeding forty (40) pages and to present oral argument not exceeding twenty (20) minutes at the hearing of the appeal; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motion for an extension of time is granted. The applications for a lengthy factum and for time allotted for oral argument are allowed in part. The intervener shall be entitled to serve and file a factum not exceeding twenty (20) pages and is granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding ten (10) minutes at the hearing of the appeal. The intervener shall not be entitled to raise new issues or to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties. Granted |
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| 2025-06-13 | Submission of motion to extend time, Ja | |
| 2025-06-02 | Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-06-03, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-05) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-05-26 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 24A, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-28) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-05-26 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-05) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-05-26 | Appellant's record, (Book Form), (3 volumes), Completed on: 2025-05-26, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-28) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-05-26 | Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-05-26, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-28) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-05-26 | Appellant's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-05-26, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-28) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-05-23 | Motion to extend time, (Book Form), to file intervener's factum and to file a lengthy memorandum and have more time at hearing, Completed on: 2025-05-28, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-26) | Attorney General of New Brunswick |
| 2025-05-22 | Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted) | |
| 2025-03-31 | Notice of constitutional question(s), (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-04-07, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-01) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-03-31 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-01) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-03-31 | Notice of appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-03-31, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-01) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2025-02-27 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2025-02-27 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2025-02-27 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, Number 48-22-CA, 2024 NBCA 70, dated May 23, 2024, is granted. Granted |
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| 2025-01-27 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-10-03 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Missing 1 hard copy (rec'd 2024-11-20), Completed on: 2024-11-20, (Printed version filed on 2024-10-04) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2024-09-23 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Form 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-09-24) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2024-09-23 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-09-23, (Printed version filed on 2024-09-24) | The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2024-09-23 | Notice of name, standing notice of name, (Printed version due on 2024-10-01) | Attorney General of New Brunswick |
| 2024-09-19 |
Intervener's memorandum of argument on application for leave, (Book Form), Missing: -Notice of name (rec'd 2024-09-20), Completed on: 2024-09-20, (Printed version filed on 2024-09-20) |
Attorney General of New Brunswick |
| 2024-08-23 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, File opened on Aug. 23, 2024 | |
| 2024-08-22 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Form 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-08-22) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2024-08-22 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2024-08-22) | Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| 2024-08-22 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: -Signed version of the trial court judgment (rec'd 2024-11-25) , Completed on: 2024-11-26, (Printed version filed on 2024-08-22) |
Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick |
Parties
Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.
Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick | Appellant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada | Respondent | Active |
| Her Excellency the Right Honourable Governor General | Respondent | Active |
| The Governor General in Council | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of New Brunswick | Intervener | Active |
| Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada | Intervener | Active |
| Commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada | Intervener | Active |
| Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick | Intervener | Active |
| St. John’s International Airport Authority | Intervener | Active |
| Thibodeau, Michel | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick
Counsel
Names
Gabriel Poliquin
Érik Labelle Eastaugh
Charles R. Daoust
Érik Labelle Eastaugh
Charles R. Daoust
Contact information
CP 22006 RPO Heron Gate
Ottawa, Ontario
K1V 0W2
Telephone: (613) 983-8062
Email: gpoliquin@gp-avocats.ca
Ottawa, Ontario
K1V 0W2
Telephone: (613) 983-8062
Email: gpoliquin@gp-avocats.ca
Party: The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada
Counsel
Names
Bernard Letarte
Nadine Dupuis
Michaël Fortier
Lindy Rouillard-Labbé
Nadine Dupuis
Michaël Fortier
Lindy Rouillard-Labbé
Contact information
Ministère de la Justice - Canada
284, rue Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 946-2776
FAX: (613) 952-6006
Email: bernard.letarte@justice.gc.ca
284, rue Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 946-2776
FAX: (613) 952-6006
Email: bernard.letarte@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Name
Zoe Oxaal
Contact information
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
50 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 295-0765
Email: SCCAgentCorrespondentCSC@justice.gc.ca
50 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 295-0765
Email: SCCAgentCorrespondentCSC@justice.gc.ca
Party: Her Excellency the Right Honourable Governor General
Counsel
Names
Bernard Letarte
Nadine Dupuis
Michaël Fortier
Nadine Dupuis
Michaël Fortier
Contact information
Ministère de la Justice - Canada
284, rue Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 946-2776
FAX: (613) 952-6006
Email: bernard.letarte@justice.gc.ca
284, rue Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 946-2776
FAX: (613) 952-6006
Email: bernard.letarte@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Name
Zoe Oxaal
Contact information
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
50 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 295-0765
Email: SCCAgentCorrespondentCSC@justice.gc.ca
50 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 295-0765
Email: SCCAgentCorrespondentCSC@justice.gc.ca
Party: The Governor General in Council
Counsel
Names
Bernard Letarte
Nadine Dupuis
Michaël Fortier
Nadine Dupuis
Michaël Fortier
Contact information
Ministère de la Justice - Canada
284, rue Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 946-2776
FAX: (613) 952-6006
Email: bernard.letarte@justice.gc.ca
284, rue Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 946-2776
FAX: (613) 952-6006
Email: bernard.letarte@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Name
Zoe Oxaal
Contact information
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
50 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 295-0765
Email: SCCAgentCorrespondentCSC@justice.gc.ca
50 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 295-0765
Email: SCCAgentCorrespondentCSC@justice.gc.ca
Party: Attorney General of New Brunswick
Counsel
Names
Isabel Lavoie Daigle, c.r.
E. Rose Campbell
E. Rose Campbell
Contact information
Ministère de la Justice et Cabinet du procureur général
Place Chancery, CP 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 238-1652
Email: isabel.lavoiedaigle@gnb.ca
Place Chancery, CP 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 238-1652
Email: isabel.lavoiedaigle@gnb.ca
Agent
Name
Léa Desjardins
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0211
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: lea.desjardins@gowlingwlg.com
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0211
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: lea.desjardins@gowlingwlg.com
Party: Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada
Counsel
Name
Simon Bouthillier
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
1000 De La Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-5685
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: sbouthillier@mccarthy.ca
1000 De La Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-5685
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: sbouthillier@mccarthy.ca
Party: Commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada
Counsel
Names
Alex-Ann Rousseau
Isabelle Hardy
Élie Ducharme
Isabelle Hardy
Élie Ducharme
Contact information
Direction générale des affaires juridique et législative
30 rue Victoria
6e stage
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0T8
Telephone: (819) 360-3316
Email: Alex-Ann.Rousseau@clo-ocol.gc.ca
30 rue Victoria
6e stage
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0T8
Telephone: (819) 360-3316
Email: Alex-Ann.Rousseau@clo-ocol.gc.ca
Party: Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick
Counsel
Names
Darius Bossé
Mark Power
Juliette Vani
Mark Power
Juliette Vani
Contact information
Juristes Power
50, O'Connor Street
Suite 1313
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6B9
Telephone: (613) 702-5566
FAX: (613) 702-5566
Email: DBosse@juristespower.ca
50, O'Connor Street
Suite 1313
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6B9
Telephone: (613) 702-5566
FAX: (613) 702-5566
Email: DBosse@juristespower.ca
Party: St. John’s International Airport Authority
Counsel
Names
Michael Shortt
Paolina Tosheva
Paolina Tosheva
Contact information
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
800 Square Victoria, Suite 3500
Montréal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7400
FAX: (514) 397-7600
Email: mshortt@fasken.com
800 Square Victoria, Suite 3500
Montréal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7400
FAX: (514) 397-7600
Email: mshortt@fasken.com
Party: Thibodeau, Michel
Counsel
Name
Nicolas M. Rouleau
Contact information
Nicolas M. Rouleau, Société Professionnelle
41 Burnside Dr.
Toronto, Ontario
M6G 2M9
Telephone: (416) 885-1361
FAX: (888) 850-1306
Email: RouleauN@gmail.com
41 Burnside Dr.
Toronto, Ontario
M6G 2M9
Telephone: (416) 885-1361
FAX: (888) 850-1306
Email: RouleauN@gmail.com
Agent
Name
Maxime Vincelette
Contact information
Juristes Power
50, rue O'Connor, Bureau 1313
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 702-5573
FAX: (613) 702-5573
Email: mvincelette@juristespower.ca
50, rue O'Connor, Bureau 1313
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 702-5573
FAX: (613) 702-5573
Email: mvincelette@juristespower.ca
Summary
Keywords
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Language rights — Role of Lieutenant Governor in New Brunswick — Language requirement for Lieutenant Governor in New Brunswick — Whether Order in Council 2019 1325 dated September 4, 2019, infringes ss. 16(2), 16.1, 18(2) and 20(2) of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and, if so, what would be appropriate remedy.
Summary
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On the advice of the Prime Minister of Canada, the Privy Council Office recommended that the Governor General issue an Order in Council appointing a Lieutenant Governor in New Brunswick who was not bilingual. At trial, that appointment was found inconsistent with the bilingualism requirements in ss. 16(2), 16.1(2) and 20(2) of the Charter. The Court of Appeal set aside that decision on the basis that the appointment of a Lieutenant Governor who was not bilingual did not infringe ss. 16(2), 16.1(1), 18(2) and 20(2) of the Charter.
Lower court rulings
Order made requiring that Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick be bilingual, in accordance with ss. 16(2), 16.1(2) and 20(2) of Charter
Appeal allowed and trial judgment set aside
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Date modified: 2026-01-06