The applicant, Terrell Als, sought a stay of charges under sections 11(b) and 24(1) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, alleging unreasonable delay in bringing his case to trial.

The total time from arrest to the scheduled completion of trial was 1505 days, exceeding the 910-day presumptive ceiling established by R. v. Jordan.

The court analyzed the delay, attributing significant portions to defence delay (due to change of counsel and counsel's calendar unavailability) and exceptional circumstances (COVID-19 court closures, Crown counsel's family emergency, and unforeseen judicial unavailability).

The court found that the Crown and court made reasonable efforts to mitigate delays.

Ultimately, the application was dismissed, as the net delay, after accounting for defence delay and exceptional circumstances, did not exceed the Jordan threshold.