US EditionSupreme Court of Canada dismisses Nunavut’s bid to toss out school language case
- The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Nunavut’s attempt to have a lawsuit on Inuit language instruction thrown out in Ottawa in 2025.
- The case arose because Nunavut legislation required fully bilingual education by July 1, 2019, but this deadline passed without full implementation.
- Two Inuit mothers and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated sued the Nunavut government over the failure to provide bilingual schooling from kindergarten to Grade 12.
- Inuktut language instruction was only available until grade 3 when the bilingual mandate was delayed by 20 years, as reported on May 29, 2025.
- The dismissal allows the lawsuit to proceed, highlighting ongoing disputes about language rights and education in Nunavut.
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Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Nunavut's bid to toss out school language case
OTTAWA — A lawsuit over the right to Inuit language instruction in the Nunavut public school system is a step closer to being heard following a Supreme Court of Canada decision. The top court has dismissed the Nunavut government’s latest bid to have the lawsuit thrown out before the parties make full arguments. Two Inuit […]
One More Step Towards the Hearing for the Inuit Language Education Case - Canada French
OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Nunavut's request to dismiss an Inuit language case at school A legal action concerning the right to Inuit language education in Nunavut's public school system is about to be heard after a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The highest court in the country dismissed the Government of Nunavut's last request to have the prosecution dismissed before the parties had made their full submissions. Two …
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Nunavut's bid to toss out school language case - The Turtle Island News
By The Canadian Press A lawsuit over the right to Inuit language instruction in the Nunavut public school system is a step closer to being heard following a Supreme Court of Canada decision. The top court has dismissed the Nunavut government’s latest bid to have the lawsuit thrown out before the parties make full arguments. Two Inuit mothers with school-aged children and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, a non-profit that represents Inuit interest…
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