Thibodeau v. Canada (Public Services and Procurement)

Decided: 2026-09-21. Docket: A-428-24. Citation: 2026 FCA 157 (CanLII). Public administration — Official languages — Official Languages Act, s. 77 — Breaches of obligations by Public Services and Procurement Canada — Language rights violated but remedies refused — Court discretion for remedy “appropriate and just in the circumstances” — Settlement context central to outcome — Appeal dismissed | Procedure — Appeals — Standards of review — Housen v. Nikolaisen applied — Whether Federal Court erred in refusing remedies under Official Languages Act, s. 77 — No error warranting intervention shown — Determinative weight given to circumstances of discovering breaches — Appeal dismissed | Procedure — Remedies — Declaratory relief — Whether settlement context and Appellant’s conduct justified refus