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Airport authority breached Official Languages Act via English-only online communications; damages awarded for deterrence.
The applicant sought a remedy under section 77 of the Official Languages Act, alleging the respondent airport authority failed to communicate in French on its website and social media.
The Federal Court held the respondent breached its language duties, finding its online communications are subject to both section 22 as a head office and section 23 as services to the travelling public.
The Court ordered the respondent to pay $5,000 in damages for deterrence and vindication, alongside $6,000 in costs.
