C-11 - Charter of the French language

Section 12 Disposition versions

2022-06-01

12. A person to be appointed to the office of judge shall not be required to have knowledge or a specific level of knowledge of a language other than the official language unless the Minister of Justice, after consultation with the Minister of the French Language, considers that the exercise of that office requires such knowledge and that all reasonable means have been taken to avoid imposing such a requirement.

1977, c. 5, s. 12; 1993, c. 40, s. 1; 2022, c. 14, s. 5.

1993-12-22

12. (Replaced).

1977, c. 5, s. 12; 1993, c. 40, s. 1.

1977-12-31

12. Procedural documents issued by bodies discharging judicial or quasi-judicial functions or drawn up and sent by the advocates practising before them shall be drawn up in the official language. Such documents may, however, be drawn up in another language if the natural person for whose intention they are issued expressly consents thereto.

1977, c. 5, s. 12.