Law360 Canada ( February 13, 2026, 12:01 PM EST) -- Appeal by Taylor and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) from a judgment of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal which dismissed an appeal on the ground of mootness. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Newfoundland and Labrador (the “Province”) took steps to regulate travel into the province by non-residents. It implemented a variety of measures prohibiting entry into the Province subject to narrow exceptions. Exemptions were allowed for individuals in extenuating circumstances to enter the Province if approved in advance by the Chief Medical Officer of Health. Taylor applied for a travel exemption to attend her mother’s funeral. Her initial request was denied but a reconsideration request was approved, and she was permitted to enter the Province. Taylor and the CCLA challenged the validity of the travel restrictions and sought a declaration that they infringed Taylor’s mobility rights as guaranteed by s. 6 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter). The application judge found that the travel restrictions only infringed Taylor’s s. 6(1) right to mobility under the Charter, but the infringement was justified under s. 1. Taylor and the CCLA appealed. Before the appeal could be heard, the travel restrictions were repealed. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal as moot, without considering the merits of the claims under ss. 6 and 1 of the Charter. Taylor and the CCLA argued that the application judge correctly interpreted s. 6(1) but erred in interpreting s. 6(2). The Province argued that s. 6 contained no right for citizens or permanent residents to travel across provincial borders, except to work or take up residence....