Section 11(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, guarantees that any person charged with a criminal offense has the right to be tried within a reasonable time. What does “a reasonable time” mean? In the case of R v Jordan, the Supreme Court of Canada held that where a case prosecuted in the provincial court exceeds 18 months. (if prosecuted by indictment in the Superior Court of Justice, 30 months), that delay is presumptively unreasonable. Delay waived by the defense, does not count towards the ceiling read more here
