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Environmental Scan: Access to Justice in Both Official Languages
Final Report Submitted to Justice Canada by GTA Research

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• Background and Terms of Reference
• Profile of Respondents
• Analysis of the Data
• Possible Solutions

Introduction

• Background to the Study
• Terms of Reference
• Objectives
• Methodology

Chapter 1: History of Language Rights in Canada

• Introduction
• Part I: Constitutional Provisions relating to the Justice System
• Part II: Statutory Provisions relating to the Justice System
• Part III: Rules of Interpretation applicable to Language Rights: Recent Decisions
• Part IV: Beaulac and the Right to a Trial in French in Criminal Cases: Section 530 of the Criminal Code
• Part V: The Civil Courts
• Conclusion

Chapter 2: Access to Justice in Francophone Minority Communities

• Profile of Respondents
• Overall Level of Satisfaction with Judicial and Legal Services in the Minority Language
• Principal Barriers
• Models and Exemplary Practices
• Possible Solutions
• Conclusion
• Tables

Chapter 3: Alberta

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Possible Solutions
• Tables

Chapter 4: British Columbia

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Possible Solutions

Chapter 5: Prince Edward Island

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Demand for and Supply of Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Initiatives
• Possible Solutions

Chapter 6: Manitoba

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Initiatives
• Possible Solutions
• Tables

Chapter 7: New Brunswick

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Possible Solutions
• Tables

Chapter 8: Nova Scotia

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Possible Solutions
• Tables

Chapter 9: Nunavut

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Possible Solutions

Chapter 10: Ontario

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Initiatives
• Possible Solutions
• Tables

Chapter 11: Quebec

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Anglophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Demand for and Supply of Services in English
• Barriers to Access to Justice in English
• Possible Solutions
• Tables

Chapter 12: Saskatchewan

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Initiatives
• Possible Solutions
• Tables

Chapter 13: Newfoundland and Labrador

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Possible Solutions

Chapter 14: Northwest Territories

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Possible Solutions

Chapter 15: Yukon

• Structure of the Judicial System
• Profile of the Francophone Community
• Profile of Respondents
• Supply of and Demand for Services in French
• Barriers to Access to Justice in French
• Possible Solutions

General Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendices