Articles

In a recent decision the Ontario Court of Appeal has protected the integrity of internal academic appeal processes at Universities by upholding the decision to strike a statement of claim brought against the University of Ottawa, and others, which sought to re-litigate an academic dispute.

Face à un déficit budgétaire d' environ 13 milliards $, le gouvernement ontarien cherche des moyens d'épargner. Première cible: les travailleurs du secteur public.

Consistent with recent provincial parliamentary initiatives to codify awareness and prevention of bullying,[1] the Supreme Court of Canada released a judgment on September 27, 2012 that upheld a minor's right to anonymity in a case involving cyber-bullying.

A constitutional challenge to the Putting Students First Act appears inevitable, its outcome unpredictable.

Susan Luft of the Ontario Secondary Schools Federation provides her take on the Act to Implement Restraint Measures in the Education Sector and the resulting charter challenge by a number of the largest stakeholders in Ontario’s education sector.

The recommendations of the Drummond Report, released earlier this year, have guided the Ontario provincial government’s recent public sector austerity measures.

This is a special edition of the Education Law Section’s newsletter, focused primarily on the passage of Bill 115, Putting Students First Act, 2012, which came into force on September 11, 2012.

Universities are often challenged by the need to accommodate students with medical conditions. However, the balance between maintaining legitimate academic standards and treating a student fairly by accommodating for medical conditions is sometimes hard to achieve.

On May 31, 2012 the Education Law Section was honoured to have the Minister of Education, Laure Broten, present at the final dinner meeting of the year. Minister Broten’s speech asked the question ‘Is Ontario’s Education Act ready for the 21st century?’

As of May 3, 2012, Bill 13, Accepting Schools Act, 2011, has passed second reading and referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. Bill 14, the Anti-Bullying Act, 2012, a parallel private member's bill, was ordered re instated at the Standing Committee on Social Policy...