Regulatory offences and s. 11(b) delay

R. v. Vollick, 2010 ONSC 6746 stands for the useful proposition that regulatory and criminal cases are in the same position regarding length of delay under s. 11(b) of the Charter:

[61] The allowable time frame for bringing an accused charged with a regulatory offence to trial is the same as it would be in the case of a Criminal Code offence. The interest of an accused in the availability and reliability of substantiating evidence exists irrespective of the nature of the offence: see R. v. CIP Inc., 1992 CanLII 95 (S.C.C.), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 843.