Environmental Scan: Access to Justice in Both Official Languages

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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

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