Ottawa undermined Canadians' language rights with ArriveCAN app, language commissioner says

In a report obtained by Radio-Canada that has yet to be made public, the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages said Ottawa undermined the language rights of Canadians. The case is now being heard in Federal Court, where the government will have to explain its management of the application. Unilingual applicationThe application's language issues began as early as its launch in 2020, according to documents filed by Ottawa in Federal Court. The report adds that the agency "did not inform the public [...] either of this fact or how to proceed to access the app in their preferred official language." "The Constitution states that people have the right to be served by the federal government in the official language of their choice.