''Okwuobi v Lester B Pearson School Board'', 2005 SCC 16, is a leading
Supreme Court of Canada decision on minority language rights. The Court held that parents in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
who are denied access to English schools for their children must apply through the Administrative Tribunal of Quebec (ATQ), which holds exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals regarding minority language rights, and cannot bypass the tribunal by applying to the courts. In examining the intent of the Quebec legislation, the Court found that the tribunal also had the power to hear constitutional questions.
This decision was part of a trilogy of cases on minority language rights, which included ''
Solski (Tutor of) v Quebec (AG)'', 2005 SCC 14, and ''
Gosselin (Tutor of) v Quebec (AG)
''Gosselin (Tutor of) v Quebec (AG)'', 2005 SCC 15, 0051 SCR 238 is a leading case of the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutional protection of minority language rights under section 23 of the ''Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms''. Th ...
'', 2005 SCC 15.
The case was decided with ''Casimir v Quebec (AG)'' and ''Zorilla v Quebec (AG)''.
See also
*
List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (McLachlin Court)
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the appointment of Beverley McLachlin as Chief Justice of Canada
The chief justice of Canada (french: juge en chef du Canada) is the presiding judge of ...
External links
*
Supreme Court of Canada cases
2005 in Canadian case law
Supreme Court of Canada case articles without infoboxes
Quebec language policy
Language case law
English-language schools in Quebec
Education case law
Minority rights case law
Canadian judicial review case law
{{Canada-law-stub