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Environmental Scan
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
Last Updated: 2005-12-05
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