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On February 28, 2019, the Ontario Divisional Court released its decision on the constitutional challenge to the provinces repeal of the 2015 Sexual Education Curriculum brought by the English Public Teachers Union and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and others.

A recent arbitral decision ruled that a school board was entitled to request an independent medical evaluation (IME)

DSF's education lawyer Katelyn Bell successfully defended the parents of a three-year-old student against a claim for unpaid tuition. The pupil's parents were instead awarded $2,000 in damages...

Les investisseurs qui possèdent une formation et de l'expérience financières précises seront autorisés à acheter des titres sans prospectus en vertu de la dispense de prospectus proposée.

On February 19, 2019, British Columbia issued its 2019 budget, which the provincial government stated is "the largest infrastructure investment in B.C.'s history".

In 2021, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) released its 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, which declared the AMF's four key guiding principles (called orientations in the plan) that will inform...

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, also to be considered in the public debates.

The 2021 National Occupational Classification has been adopted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. As a result, many aspects of immigration to Canada will be impacted, especially the Provincial Nominee Program and Express Entry.

The Commercial List Users' Committee (CLUC) held its annual Education Day on June 7. The annual event offers an opportunity for members of the bar to gather with the Judges of the Commercial List...

Jeff Leon recently completed his one-year term as President of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). He was only the second Canadian to serve in this role.

Whether it's part of a daily routine, or the occasional emergency run, many parents have experienced the joy of dropping their children off at school

In Mendes v Blaisdale Montessori School, the defendant, represented by Martin Smith, the managing partner of McCague Borlack's Ottawa office

There are disturbing trends regarding increased alcohol and drug use among Ontario youth. A recent report released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health indicated that 23% of students reported that they had been offered, sold or were given a drug at school.

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has put an end to a protracted legal battle between the Northwest Territories' French-Language School Board...

Educators have a responsibility to supervise children in their care and protect them from reasonably foreseeable risks. Two recent arbitration cases considered whether educators...

Canadian courts have long established that the education provided to minority language groups in Canada must be equivalent to that offered to the majority language group.

The Court of Québec has clarified the interpretation of section 22 of Quebec's Access to Information Act, determining that public bodies need not prove "economic loss" when refusing document disclosure. The ruling addresses whether universities and other public institutions can withhold pedagogical materials and technical information when disclosure might cause losses or benefit third parties, establishing a new standard for applying access to information exceptions.

This past year has been an eventful and busy time for class actions, with an interesting array of cases across Canada.