Unreasonable delay - R. v. Jordan and Charter 11(b)

R. v. Jordan is a 2016 Supreme Court of Canada case that established new time limits for criminal trials in Canada. The ruling set out that a trial must be completed within a “presumptive ceiling” of 30 months for cases tried in Superior courts and 18 months for cases tried in provincial courts, after which a stay of proceedings may be ordered if the delay is deemed unreasonable. The decision has had a significant impact on the Canadian justice system and has been cited in many subsequent cases.