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Religious freedom versus equality rights: how do we balance competing rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter)?

On June 26, 2009, the Supreme Court of British Columbia held that the Chilliwack School District (school district) was liable for the injuries sustained by a Grade 7 student playing field hockey in Physical Education (PE) class.

Tenure and promotion applications are most often concerned with two main criteria: scholarship and teaching effectiveness. This then begs the question of how something as subjective...

In a decision issued earlier this year, The Toronto District School Board and CUPE, Local 4400 (Re COVID-19 Vaccine Procedure), Arbitrator William Kaplan upheld the mandatory vaccination policy...

The controversy continues with the release of the Ontario Divisional Court decision in Trinity Western University v The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015 ONSC 4250...

On February 14, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously reversed the Ontario Court of Appeal decision and found the teacher guilty of voyeurism.

On January 8, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a ruling denying a preliminary injunction in a case involving the use radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags embedded in name badges to track students (A.H. ex rel. Hernandez v. Northside Independent School District, 2013 WL 85604 (W.D. Tex.).

Back to school shopping is a time-honoured tradition.

The temporary public policy (the policy) allowing certain study permit holders to work more than 20 hours per week off-campus during regular school terms or semesters came to an end on April 30, 2024.

In the related decisions of Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University, 2018 SCC 32, and Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 33, the Supreme Court of Canada...

In Limestone District School Board v Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario Limestone Local, a decision released on November 14, 2017, Arbitrator William Kaplan stated that providing...

The Modernizing Ontario's Legislation Act, 2016 passed third reading and received Royal Assent in Ontario's Legislature.

The Ontario government has introduced Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023, which proposes amendments to the Education Act, Ontario College of Teachers Act...

In March 2015, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne released a 35-page Action Plan called, "It's Never Okay: An Action Plan to Stop Sexual Violence and Harassment."

Nova Scotia is the latest Canadian jurisdiction to address cyberbullying issues through new provincial legislation.

In Ontario Teacher Candidates' Council v. The Queen, 2021 ONSC 7386, the Ontario Divisional Court confirmed that the standardized math test that all candidates must pass to become certified teachers...

The BPSECA includes audit and penalty provisions that may be used to ensure compliance with the Framework.